A painter, lithographer, and writer of the American West, Russell Chatham had several hundred solo exhibitions of his paintings and prints and is "considered one of the world's foremost lithographers." His work has been exhibited at most of the major museums in the west, at various colleges and universities, and is in at least three thousand public and private collections throughout the world. He has written numerous essays and short stories on hunting, fishing and conservation as well as on food and wine and had his work published in Outside, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, The Atlantic, and Outdoor Life.