"Russell’s Retreat: Summers At Glacier National Park" explores a different side of Charles Russell, the “Cowboy Artist,” with works made at his summer retreat, Bull Head Lodge, on the southern shores of Lake McDonald in what is today Glacier National Park.

The show focuses on more intimately scaled works, many of which were made as gifts to be given to friends who visited the park. Over the years Russell spent in Glacier, his paintings featuring the struggles between man and nature were set against the alpine peaks of the park’s high country. From his early days in Glacier to the artist’s late years, deer were a constant subject he would capture, most often in the dense woods surrounding his cabin.

The installation is designed to transport viewers to Russell’s retreat in Glacier and immerse them in its surroundings.