It’s hard to imagine two exhibitions that might complement each other as well as this pair of cowboy art shows.
It’s hard to imagine two exhibitions that might complement each other as well as the pair of cowboy art shows that opened here over the past two weeks.: “The Russells in Denver, 1921,” which aims to recreate the spirit of an exhibition the Western art icon Charles Marion Russell staged at the city’s landmark Brown Palace Hotel 122 years ago.
All that movement, combined with a folklore that turned laborers into larger-than-life idols, gave people something to lose their breath over in the era before cinema really got them going. Hollywood took its cues from Russell, and before him Frederic Remington, and rode off into the sunset. It is where filmmakers got their ideas and, of course, their tropes that continue to be seen today.
Russell didn’t just paint cowboys, he painted them at their most dramatic. Works featured in this exhibit, like “When Guns Speak, Death Settles Disputes” live up to their name. Gunfighters on horseback are caught up in a swirl of momentum, their pistols blaring. The narrative unfolds at night, with a dark sky above and empty liquor bottles strewn on the ground below.
The exhibition, organized by JR Henneman, DAM’s lead curator of Western Art, is shrewd in the way it connects the painter to Denver. But it also chronicles, with skill and courage, his power as both a painter and propagandist. In both regards, he was a mighty figure.“The Russells in Denver, 1921,” continues through June 30 at the Denver Art Museum. Info: 720-865-5000 or denverartmuseum.org.
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