Gift Details

Artwork: 41\1/2\'' x 29\1/2\'' oil on canvas painting (c. 1891-93) of a Native American buffalo hunt, by C.M. Russell; held in a 48'' x 37'' gilt frame with small plaque at bottom. Rec'd--August 28, 2002. Est. Value-- $1,000,000. Archives Foreign. Framed letter: March 4, 1942 letter from Helen Tredwell Harrison, whose father was original owner of ``The Buffalo Hunt,'' by C.M. Russell, to a gallery in Dallas, TX, detailing the circumstances of her father's possession of the painting; matted and held in a 25'' x 20\1/4\'' wooden frame. Rec'd--August 28, 2002. Est. Value-- $300. Archives Foreign.

Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government