OU Club of Houston
An Evening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A special lecture and showing of
The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell:
A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet (at Main)
Houston, Texas 77005
Audrey Jones Beck Building
Thursday, July 15
6:00 PM Cocktail Reception
6:45 PM Lecture Presentation: B. Byron Price
7:30 PM Guided Tour
Cocktail reception will include Red and White wines, domestic beer, soft drinks and sparkling water;
gourmet fruit and cheese trays with crackers and assorted snacks
Cost: $25 per person
Register and pay by credit card or PayPal securely online
(credit card link located at lower-left on payment page)
Please register by Wednesday, July 14, 12:00 Noon
*** Click yellow registration link or red tab above ***
Parking: Self park in the First Presbyterian parking lot for free,
or in the Museum garage for $3 per car
Special Guest Lecture:
B. Byron Price
Director of the Charles M. Russell Center, University of Oklahoma
and Director of the University of Oklahoma Press
The OU Club of Houston is hosting an exciting evening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to see a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit, the “Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture.” The OU Club is bringing in B. Byron Price, Director of the Charles M. Russell Center at the University of Oklahoma, for a special guest lecture presentation and tour of the exhibit.
A painter, sculptor, and humorist of the American West, Charles M. "Charlie" Russell (1864-1926) is familiar to millions around the world. Virtually self-taught, Russell began to paint early in his career as a cowboy. Later on, as a full-time artist, he provided inspiration to Hollywood´s first filmmakers.
With first-hand knowledge of cowboys and outlaws, trappers and hunters, Native Americans, and Western wildlife and wilderness, Russell presents an unparalleled view of a bygone American culture, rich in authentic detail and infused with personal passion.
This first major retrospective of Russell´s work illustrates that his variety of subject matter and range of expression reveal a much more complex artist than typically recognized, one who was in many ways dedicated to depicting the marginalized peoples—outsiders, prodigals, those on the fringes of society—of the time.
The exhibit will be on view June 6 - August 29, 2010 at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in the Audrey Jones Beck Building.
Charles M. Russell exhibit collection book is available for purchase:
The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell
A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture
368 pages
170 color and 65 B&W illustrations
Published 2007; University of Oklahoma Press
Available for purchase from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Please call the museum directly: 713-639-7360
Hardbound: $65.00 (MFAH members $58.50)
Softbound: $39.95
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