The timeline below presents a selection of major events in the life of Charles M. Russell, including the people he knew, the places he frequented, and the institutions where he worked, showed his art, and viewed works by other artists. Russell’s life has been chronicled in detail in John Taliaferro’s 2003 biography of the artist, Charles M. Russell: The Life and Legend of America’s Cowboy Artist; the Carter’s previous Remington-Russell Timeline; and the Carter’s numerous publications on the artist, which include Charles M. Russell: Sculptor (1994); Charles M. Russell, Word Painter: Letters 1887–1926; and Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell (2011). Unless otherwise noted, the information cited in this chronology is based on these sources.