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| Self-Portrait pencil on paper 20.3 x 12.7 cm ( sheet ) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861 – 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialised in depictions of the Old American West featuring depictions of Cowboys, American Indians and the U.S. Cavalry.
Remington was born in Canton, New York in
1861. Remington’s father, Seth Pierre Remington, was a colonel during the Civil
War. Colonel Remington was away at war during most of the first four years of
his son’s life. After the war he moved his family to Bloomington, Indiana, but
the family returned to Canton in 1867. The family moved to Ogdensburg, New York
when Frederic was eleven, where he attended Vermont Episcopal Institute, a
church-run military school, before transferring to another military school.
Remington went on to the art school at Yale
University, studying under John Henry Niemeyer. After the death of Remington’s
father, his uncle secured a clerical job for his nephew in Albany, New York,
and later became a reporter for his uncle’s newspaper, followed by a series of
short-lived jobs. An inheritance from his father enabled Remington to travel
frequently to the West, and he quickly developed a love of the fast
disappearing world of Cowboys and Indians. He eventually purchased a sheep
ranch near Kansas, endlessly making sketches.
In 1884 he sold his first sketches based on
his western travels, and within two years his first fully credited illustration
appeared on the cover of Harper’s Weekly. His popularity as an illustrator
continued to grow and he returned to New York to satisfy the largely eastern
market for his work.
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| An 1885 Harper's Weekly cover "Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer" |
Remington’s output was enormous, creating more than 2,700 sketches, paintings, and published illustrations. He died in 1909 from acute appendicitis, leaving a body of work loved by the public but largely ignored by museums and collectors. However, his reputation continued to grow and his work became sought after. Prominent museums like the Buffalo Bill Historical Centre in Cody, Wyoming, and the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma have created large permanent exhibitions of his work.
This is part 1 of a 7-part post on the works of Frederic Remington:
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| 1880s A Fight in the Street wood engraving 9.5 x 12.5 cm |
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| 1882 Cowboys of Arizona - Roused by a Scout Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut |
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| 1883 My Ranch watercolour on paper 22.9 x 29.2 cm Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York |
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| 1885 Arresting the Deserter watercolour on paper 45.09 x 59.7 cm Private Collection |
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| 1885 Attack on the Supply Train watercolour and gouache on paper 35.6 x 71.3 cm Private Collection |
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| 1885 Battle of Beecher's Island watercolour on paper 53.3 x 30.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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| 1885 Illustration for the Harper's Weekly "The Apaches Are Coming" pen and ink wash and gouache on paper ( en grisaille ) Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York |
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| 1885 Signalling the Main Command watercolour on paper 67.9 x 93.7 cm Private Collection |
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| 1885 The Couriers watercolour on paper 27.9 x 38.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1885c Prairie Fire oil on artist board 68.1 x 55.9 cm Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO |
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| 1886 Soldiering in the Southwest - The Rescue of Corporal Scott illustration for Harper's Weekly |
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| 1886 "Abandoned" wood engraving illustration for Harper's Weekly |
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| 1886 In from the Night Herd illustration for cover of Harper's Weekly |
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| 1886 Saddle Up |
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| 1886 The Apache War - Indian Scouts on Geronimo's Trail illustration for Harper's Weekly gouache on academy board ( en grisaille ) Private Collection |
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| 1886 The Empty Saddle watercolour on paper 40 x 47 cm Private Collection |
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| 1886 The Flag of Truce in the Indian War gouache on paper 40.6 x 30.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1887 A Dispute over a Brand |
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| 1887 A Quarrel over Cards - A sketch from a New Mexican Ranch |
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| 1887 An Episode in the Opening up of a Cattle Country woodcut illustration after an oil on panel ( en grisaille ) Autry National Centre, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1887 Arrest of a Blackfeet Murderer woodcut after a watercolour on paper |
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| 1887 Burning the Range woodcut illustration after and oil on board ( en grisaille ) Private Collection |
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| 1887 Crow Indians Firing into the Agency oil on paper mounted on board ( en grisaille ) Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas |
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| 1887 Pima Indians Convoying a Silver Train in Mexico gouache on paper ( en grisaille ) Private Collection |
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| 1887 Return of a Blackfoot War Party oil on canvas 28.5 x 50 cm American Museum of Western Art, Denver, CO |
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| 1887 Small Oaks oil on canvas Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York |
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| 1887 The Lookout oil on canvas 55.7 x 65.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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| 1887-91 Pueblo Indian Village oil on canvas ( en grisaille ) 68.6 x 43.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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| 1888 A Blackfoot Chief oil on canvas 55.9 x 40.6 cm Private Collection |
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| 1888 An Old-Time Mountain Man with His Ponies pen and ink on paper Private Collection |
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| 1888 Comanche Brave, Fort Reno, Indian Territory oil on canvas 61 x 50.8 cm Private Collection |
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| 1888 Lieutenant James M. Watson, Tenth Cavalry ink wash on paper ( en Grisaille ) Private Collection |
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| 1888 Looking Through the Telescope oil on board en grisaille 26.7 x 34 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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| 1888 Mandan Initiation Ceremony ( the Sundance ) oil on panel en grisaille |
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| 1888 Mexican Soldier oil on canvas 43.2 x 35.6 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin |
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| 1888 The Cow Pony oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm Private Collection |
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| 1888-89 A Texas Pony oil on composition board ( en grisaille ) 50.8 x 47 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT |
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| 1888c Broncos and Timber Wolves oil on wood panel ( en grisaille ) William S. Hart Ranch and Museum, Newhall, CA |
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| 1888c A Fur Train from the Far North wood engraving |
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| 1888c An Ox Train in the Mountains wood engraving from an oil on canvas ( en grisaille ) "21" Club, New York City |
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| 1888c Cutting out a Steer illustration from an oil on academy board ( en grisaille ) Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, New York |
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| 1888c Dragging a Bull's Hide over a Prairie Fire in Northern Texas |
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| 1888c Geronimo and His Band Returning from a Raid into Mexico oil on canvas ( en grisaille ) Private Collection |
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| 1888c In a Stampede |
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| 1888c In the Desert pen, ink wash and gouache on paper 25.4 x 35.6 cm Private Collection |
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| 1888c Indian Scout at Fort Reno drawing and gouache on paper 38.1 x 36.8 cm Private Collection |
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| 1888c Saddling Fresh Horses pen and ink on paper Private Collection |
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| 1888c Stalking Goats illustration from an oil on academy board Private Collection |
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| 1888c The Advance Guard watercolour 58.1 x 53 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC |
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| 1888c The Indians We Met |
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| 1888c Tom Kicked Away the Stirrups and Grasped the Low Branch of a Live Oak Tree gouache on illustration board Private Collection |
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| 1889 "We Packed Our Mules in the Corral of the Hotel" gouache on buff paper ( en grisaille ) Private Collection |
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| 1889 A Dash for the Timber oil on canvas 122.6 x 213.7 cm Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas |
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| 1889 A Regimental Scout oil on board 71.1 x 45.7 cm Private Collection |
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| 1889 An Equine Freight Car / A Point of View pen and ink on paper 27.9 x 35.6 cm Private Collection |
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| 1889 An Indian Trapper oil on canvas 124.5 x 86.7 cm Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas |
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| 1889 Bugler of Cavalry oil on canvas laid on panel 71.1 x 45.7 cm James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA |
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| 1889 Bull Fight in Mexico oil on canvas 61 x 81.3 cm Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA |
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| 1889 Call the Doctor oil on canvas 61 x 86.4 cm |
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| 1889 Cavalry in an Arizona Sandstorm oil on canvas ( en grisaille ) |
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| 1889 Cavalryman of the Line, Mexico oil on canvas 61.3 x 50.8 cm Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas |
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