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S MT The cowboy artist worked 13 years on the open range before turning to art full time. Denise Czuprynski has been writing and editing her full career in marketing and communications. She feels proud and blessed to call Cascade, Montana her home. Return to Calgary: Charles M. Russell and the 1919 Victory Stampede NOW THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 Return to Calgary is the greatest assembly of Russell masterpieces in the last decade. Experience this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition at the C. M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. View twenty-two of the original Russell's masterpieces that were in his special exhibition at the 1919 Victory Stampede. Charles M. Russell, e Navajos, 1919, oilon canvas, 24 x 36 inches, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Aiken Fisher; photo (c) Terrence Moore 400 13 th Street North | Great Fa lls, Montana | (406) 727-8787 | CMRussell.org THE FUTURE Hartelius hopes to raise funds down the road to fulfill his vision. Ultimately, he wants "to make the home available to tours, add more period clothing, more original pieces." e goal is "to make it as authentic as possible, make it a first-class destination, as part of Charlie's history." "Our priority is to preserve it and make it available to the public to enjoy." However, Hartelius notes, "It's a work in progress." Former owner Gene Dwyer "helped preserve it. It had been a run-down shack." e home is remarkably intact. Moved a few yards south of its original location, the coage sits on Russell Drive, just east of the train tracks and a block west of the Missouri River bridge. Authentic pieces adorn the kitchen, including an antique kitchen table, wash basin, and 1890s Monarch coal-fired, cooking stove. "We're blessed and pleased to have this opportunity," Hartelius says. "We've goen so much positive feedback from people, so many thank yous—that alone is worth a lot. ey know we're going to keep it up for future generations." SiG MT 67

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