According to Rick Stewart, this bronze was constructed from three separate original models, joined together. The original casts were made in 1951 by Homer Britzman. After his death, the plaster model was sent to Roman Bronze Works for one additional cast, but it is not known how many were actually made.

LITERATURE
Rick Stewart, Charles M. Russell, Sculptor (Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1994), pp 375-6, example illustrated

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