An Artist with the Corps of Discovery

While visiting Billings or attending the Clark on the Yellowstone Signature Event be sure to visit the Yellowstone Art Museum in downtown Billings. The exhibit, Charles Fritz - An Artist with the Corps of Discovery will be on display from June 3 through August 20, 2006.

Known for his dedication to historical accuracy and luminous landscapes, Charles Fritz has spent the past seven years comprehensively illustrating the Journals of Lewis and Clark, the first such effort since the Journals were written 200 years ago. As though he were recording the Expedition, the exhibit shows the landscapes and major events encountered by the Corps. An Artist with the Corps of Discovery, comprising nearly 100 paintings has toured across the nation during the past two years in collaboration with the University of Montana's Museum of Art and Culture. Fritz also authored a book, edited by Stephen and Stephenie Ambrose that accompanies the exhibit. During the Clark on the Yellowstone Signature Event Fritz will be giving daily gallery presentations. Very popular with attendees he will cover aspects of the Expedition, artistic insights and techniques, historical accuracy and humor from the trail to make the hour pass quickly. The date and times are listed below.

Fritz's work has been exhibited in many museums and shows across the country. His work may be found in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the C.M. Russell Museum and the MacNider Art Museum. In New York he won the Salmagundi Club's award for landscape and he is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Art. He has received the C.M. Russell Auction's Best of Show three times and he exhibits annually at the Prix de West Exhibit at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Schedule for Gallery Presentations
by Charles Fritz

At the Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th Street, Billings, Montana

Regular Museum admission will apply to all who attend these lectures--$7 for adults; $5 for students, senior citizens, and teachers; and $3 for children, with a dollar discount for each of those prices when a Clark Days coupon is presented. As always, Museum members will attend at no charge.

Exhibit Schedule

• University of Montana Museum of Art and Culture - Missoula, MT
  May - September 11, 2004
• Oregon Historical Society - Portland, OR
  October 2004 - January 9, 2005
• National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City, OK
  February 11 - April 28, 2005
• C.M. Russell Museum - Great Falls, MT
  May 20 - October 30, 2005
• Booth Museum of Western Art - Cartersville, GA
  December 8, 2005 - April 9, 2006
• Yellowstone Art Museum - Billings, MT
  June 3 - August 20, 2006
• MacNider Art Museum - Mason City, IA.
  September 16, 2006 - January 4, 2007
• Buffalo Bill Historical Center - Cody, WY
  May 2007 - August 2007