Charles Marion Russell arrived in Montana as a teenager with dreams of becoming a cowboy. Life on the range shaped him into a self-taught artist with a deep appreciation for the landscape and people of the West. Russell’s 4,000 works of art defined the west for many audiences.

In this lesson, students will learn more about Charlie Russell and his work by watching videos and looking closely at his art. Then they will create their own piece of art, a meme, or an illustrated photo, that shows what they learned about Charlie Russell.