I agree wholeheartedly with reviewer,Docmarx about the excellence of the Charlie Russell Art Museum.In addition to its splendid paintings by Charlie Russell("Rocky Mountain Goat";"Tenderfoot"),there are delightful paintings by Olaf Seltzer,another major American Western painter("Hereford Bull"),a huge collection of gauntlets from numerous indian tribes(Nez Perce,Blackfeet),and a series of paintings by Contemporary Native American,Gary Schildt depicting the customs of the Blackfeet Indian... more

The Charles Russell Museum in Great Falls is a world-class facility showcasing the life's work of Western artist Charley Russell. Russell's personal story is really compelling. The son of a wealthy St. Louis family, he ran away to Montana at age 16 to work as a cowboy and never looked back. The self-taught young artist began to capture the places,... more