Ep. 29: What Were Charlie Russell and L.A. Huffman Trying to Tell Us?

About this episode

The episode explores the nostalgic art of Charlie Russell and L.A. Huffman and their reflections on the future of the West.

Charlie Russell and L.A. Huffman became famous for their nostalgic art about the Frontier world they experienced in the West. But with a fascination with what Russell called “Dreamtime Montana,” exactly what were they trying to tell us about the West’s future? Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.  YouTube , Spotify , Apple , iHeart , Pandora , Amazon . MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Check out more MeatEater's American History audio originals " The Long Hunters " and " Mountain Men " Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop  MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: MeatEater

Topics covered

• art
• Frontier world
• Montana
• nostalgia
• Western history

Keywords

• Charlie Russell
• L.A. Huffman
• art
• Montana
• Frontier
• Western history
• nostalgia

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