Sid Richardson Museum

06/01/2026

Bull Head Lodge wasn’t grand, but that was the point.

Built in 1906 along Lake McDonald, the Russells’ summer home was a rustic cabin reached by canoe, marked only by a bison skull hanging from a tree.

Inside, the fireplace was etched with wildlife scenes, and muslin screens doubled as a guestbook and was filled with names, sketches, and stories from friends who returned year after year.

🏡 It was not only a place to stay but also a place to belong.

🎨Bull Head Lodge Privacy Screens, 1920, mixed media on muslin, Gift of Larry and LeAnne Peterson, C.M. Russell Museum, 996.27.2 & 996.27.6

05/29/2026

📚☀️ We’re heading to Trinity Park!

The Sid Richardson Museum will have a booth at the Fort Worth Public Library Mayor's Summer Reading Kickoff tomorrow, Saturday, May 30, starting at 10am.

Stop by to say hello, enjoy some art-inspired activities, and learn more about what’s happening at the museum—including "Russell’s Retreat: Summers in Glacier National Park."

With vendor booths, activity stations, and food trucks, it’s a great way to kick off summer reading season. 📖🌄

We hope to see you there!

05/28/2026

🦌 Animal Spotlight

Quiet, watchful, and perfectly at home. Deer appear often in Russell’s Glacier works.

Spending summers at Bull Head Lodge meant Russell was surrounded by wildlife. Moments like this weren’t staged. They were observed.

👀 Look closely: what mood do these deer give off? Calm? Alert? Curious?

🎨Charles Russell, "Deer in the Forest," 1913, oil on canvas, C.M. Russell Museum, The Josephine Trigg Collection

05/27/2026

✨🖼️ Take a Midday Art Break 🖼️✨

Step away from the hustle and bustle and join us for Tea & Talk. A relaxed hour of looking closely, sipping tea, and sharing ideas sparked by the art around us.

No sign-up required. Just bring your curiosity!

📅 Wednesday, June 3
⏰ 12 PM
📍 Sid Richardson Museum
🔗https://ow.ly/f4lk50YUy0w

Slow down. Sip. Discover.

05/26/2026

In 1906, when Russell painted this scene of travel across Lake McDonald, the U.S. was deep in the Progressive Era.

That same year, the Antiquities Act of 1906 was signed into law, giving presidents the authority to protect historic landmarks and natural areas as national monuments.

It was also the year of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, a moment that reshaped one of the nation’s major cities.

Meanwhile, places like Glacier were still largely undeveloped, reached by boat, as Russell depicts here.

🚣 A glimpse of travel at a time when preservation and change were unfolding side by side.

🎨Charles Russell, "Best Wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Calvert, " 1906, Watercolor and gouache on birch bark, Tom Petrie Collection

05/25/2026

The Sid Richardson Museum is closed today in observance of .

We’ll return to normal hours tomorrow and look forward to welcoming you back to explore our current exhibit "Russell’s Retreat: Summers in Glacier National Park" along with selections from our permanent collection.

🎨Frederic Re*****on, "Among the Led Horses," 1909, oil on canvas

05/21/2026

Well… that didn’t go as planned.

🎨 Charles Russell, "He Tripped and Fell into a Den on a Mother Bear and Her Cubs," 1910, Watercolor, pencil & gouache on paper

05/20/2026

Ever wonder what drew Russell back to Glacier summer after summer? 🌄

From rugged mountain landscapes to the lively community at Bull Head Lodge, "Russell’s Retreat: Summers at Glacier National Park" explores the people, place, and experiences that shaped his art in unexpected ways.

There’s more to the story than what you see in the museum galleries.

👉 Check out our latest blog post to dive deeper into the world behind our new exhibition.
https://sidrichardsonmuseum.org/russells-retreat-summers-at-glacier-national-park/

When we picture Charles M. Russell, we often imagine bucking broncos, buffalo hunts, and sweeping Montana plains. But beginning in the early 1900s,...

05/19/2026

Did you know? Glacier didn’t become a national park until 1910. And that changed everything.

Russell’s "Law Loving Camp" playfully reflects this shift. With new rules in place (including no hunting), wildlife suddenly had legal protection, something Russell humorously nods to in this scene.

“Don’t you think we are law loving to eat sow belly with this kind of fruit in the trees”

🐦‍⬛Can you identify the bird Russell depicted?

🎨Charles Russell, "Law Loving Camp," n.d., watercolor and gouache on paper, C. M. Russell Museum, The Josephine Trigg Collection

05/18/2026

🏔️Long before it became a national park, Glacier was shaped by ice.

Nearly 170 million years ago, massive glaciers carved the valleys and lakes that define the landscape today. By Russell’s lifetime, around 80 glaciers remained. Now, only a fraction are left!

That sense of deep time and changing environment is part of what makes Russell’s Glacier works so compelling.

🌍 A landscape millions of years in the making, captured in a single brushstroke.

🎨Charles Russell, "Deer in Forest," 1917, oil on canvasboard