Thomas Figarelle: Executive Director, C.M. Russell Museum - Epi. 194, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had Tom Figarelle on the podcast today and he's the Executive
Director of the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. This
podcast is unique because we get to hear the extent of Tom's love
for his hometown which is Great Falls, MT. It's where he's from,
where his parents are from, and where he lives and works to honor
a historical figure that loved Great Falls just as much. The idea
that a Western artist who died in 1926 can have such an impact on
the world of art, but also have an immense influence on the state
of Montana where he's kind of a superstar... It's mind-boggling
stuff.

You see, I'm very fortunate in my personal, most recent
connection to the C.M. Russell Museum. I was actually invited to
go and lecture there on August 20th of this year (2022) at this
massive Charles Russell show that they have. There's a 
major auction component to the show and they give out an award,
the Western Heritage Award, which I'm very fortunate to be the
recipient of this particular year. I encourage everyone to listen
to this and if you can come out and see the show in August, it
sounds like it's going to be an amazing event.

I guess what really amazes me is that in some parts of the world,
in some parts of America, there are artists that can break
through and we can really see how important these people are. So
I was thrilled to talk to Tom because he really could talk about
this in a very intimate and personal way, having grown up in
Great Falls and really kind of ended up with his dream job of
being the executive director of this museum.

Learn more about the upcoming show and auction at the C.M.
Russell Museum:
https://cmrussell.org/
https://cmrussell.org/experience/upcoming-events/
406-727-8787
info@cmrussell.org