Frederic Remington
A biography of the artist and preview of his art
1861-1909
Presented by Paul Mattoon

Remington's childhood
Born Oct 4th 1861 to Seth and Clara Remington in Canton, NYBrief history on Frederic Remington's father.Remington's hobbies.Young artist.He was a rebel and a disobedient child who caused his parents a great deal of grief.Remington at theVermont Episcopal Institute in 1875Remington at the Highland Military Academy in 1876
Remington in his uniform while attending Vermont Episcopal Institute

Remington's Young Adulthood
1878 Frederic Remington at Yale 1879 Frederic Remington and Eva Caten1880 Remington dropped out after 3 semesters to attend to his father who was dieing.Artist or journalist?1880 1881 Various desk jobs1881 Remington's journey west.1881-1885 Working out west1884 - Remington's return back east, marries Eva
Football drawing by Remington at Yale

Beginning of Remington's Career
Remington began submitting sketches he drew to Harper's WeeklyInformation on Harper's Weekly.W.A. Rogers recreated his sketch of Cowboys of Arizona on the February 25, 1882 edition of Harper's WeeklyMarch 28, 1885 - Remington's sketch of Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer.Remington's poor treatment from the publishers and artists.May-June 1886 - Remington tour of the Apache Reservation and the depiction of the battle between Mile's forces and the Apache.
Thure de Thulstrup's Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer on front page of Harper's Weekly

Remington's Rise to Fame
New style of art.Attends Art Student League in 1886Dec-Mar 1886 - Illustrations for Outing Magazine.On August 1886 Remington creates collages of Indians called Types from ArizonaApril 1887 - Remington's collages of In the Lodges of the Blackfoot Indians and Sketches Among the Papagos.When he returned to New York City he gained a reputation as one of the few artists in the city that had seen the Apache first hand.Recognition with Harper's WeeklyRemington becomes a public figure in July 1889 - Century Magazine series
Sketches Among the Papagos of San Xavier by Frederic Remington

Remington and the Indian
1888 Illustration for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic The Song of HiawathaDec 6 1890 - Remington's investigation of the Ghost Dance submission of stories and renditions of the eventDec 29 1890 The Seventh Cavalry and Wounded KneeIllustrations for Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 18911897 The tragic depiction of The Twilight of the Indian1901 First color prints A Bunch of Buckskins
Hiawatha's Friends by Frederic Remington

More Remington Illustrations
Twilight of the Indian by Frederic Remington
Two of the eight A Bunch of Buckskins by Frederic Remington

Cowboy and Horse
The idea of man and horse as inseparable1888 - Century publication of Teddy Roosevelt ranching series.Jan 1889 - Horses of the Plains Century publicationRemington's guidance by horse photography1895 - Remington's account of horses in his book Pony TracksSept 1895 - Illustration of Evolution of the Cowpuncher for Harper's Monthly
Ranch Life in The Far West by Frederic Remington
Muybridge's horse pictures

Remington's Paintings
Remington's first full color painting A Blackfoot War Party completed in 1887Remington's first masterpiece A Dash for Timber completed in 1889First and only self portrait completed in 18901903 Remington paints for Collier's Magazine
A Dash for Timber by Frederic Remington

More Remington paintings
Return of a Blackfoot War Party - 1887
Great Explorers - 1905
Self Portrait on a Horse - 1890

Sculptures by Remington
Remington began creating sculptures in 1895First sculpture finished in 1876 Bronco BustersGreat demand for the sculpturesSculptures primarily made of the lost wax method.The counterfeit market
Coming Through the Rye by Frederic Remington

More Remington Sculptures
The Rattlesnake
Bronco Buster

Appraisals of Remington's Sculptures
Prices in Millions of Dollars

Books by Remington
Pony Tracks first book published in 1895First non-fiction book in 1902 titled John Ermine of the YellowstoneRemington creates 8 books in all

He Knew the Horse
Died on December 26, 1909Remington's gravesiteRemington's legacy
Frederic Remington's grave at Evergreen Cemetery in Canton, NY

Bibliography
Jussim, Estelle. Frederic Remington, the Camera & the Old West. Forth Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1983

Jackson, Martha. The Illustrations of Frederic Remington. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1970

Reminton-art.com. Hatfield, Shannon. Frederic Remington's Short Biography. Dec 04, 2010

Fineartregistry.com. Dr. Daab, John. Frederic Remington and His Bronze Sculptures. Dec 04, 2010

Fredericremington.org. Ballinger,James K. A Chronology. Dec 04, 2010

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Askart.com. A Biography for Frederic Remington. Dec 04, 2010

Metmuseum.org. Frederic Remington (1861-1909) Dec 04, 2010

Thewest.harpweek.com. Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer. Dec 04, 2010

Allpaintings.org. Frederic Remington - Sketches Among the Papagos of San Xavier. Dec 04, 2010

Mrcrew.com. Schenck, R.A. Football Illustrations From Yale, 1878. Dec 04, 2010

Bibliography continued
tfaoi.com. Foster, Laura. Frederic Remington: Treasures from the Frederic Remington Art Museum. Dec 04, 2010