Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (
October_4,
1861 -
December_26,
1909) was an
American painter,
illustrator,
sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the
American West. He was born in
Canton, New York to Seth Pierrepont Remington and Clarissa Bascom Sackrider. One of his great grandfathers, Samuel
Bascom, was a saddle maker by trade. Frederic Remington was related by family bloodlines to Indian portrait artist
George Catlin and cowboy sculptor
Earl W. Bascom. He spent a childhood hunting and riding, but began to make drawings and sketches of imaginative figures. The family later moved to
Ogdensburg, New York.
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The Bronco Buster, limited edition #17 of 20, 1909. |
He attended the art school at
Yale University, finding that football and boxing were more interesting than art, and then returned home when his father died to assume some clerical work in
Albany, New York. He soon made his first excursion west and became a businessman in
Kansas City. He married Eva Caten in 1884 and studied at the
Art Students League of New York. He soon began to submit illustrations, sketches, and other works for publication with the western theme. Much of his early work appeared in
Collier's and
Harper's.
Although he is world-famous for his many depictions of life in the
American West, Remington only visited the region briefly several months at a time. He was in time to capture images of the western
United States before the area was considered closed by virtue of the subduing of the wilder elements and the inroads of civilization that ended the frontier lifestyle.
In 1890 Remington moved to
New Rochelle, New York in order to have both living space and extensive studio facilities. Near the end of his life, he moved to
Ridgefield, Connecticut.In
1898 Remington was a war correspendent and illustrator for the
Spanish-American War, sent to provide illustrations for
William Randolph Hearst. Although he soon became bored with his task, he was present to witness the
assault on San Juan Hill by American forces, including those lead by
Theodore Roosevelt.
Frederic Remington died after an emergency
appendectomy led to
peritonitis. His extreme obesity possibly led to his abdominal problems.
In 1991 the
PBS series
American Masters filmed a documentary of Remington's life called
Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days.
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George Catlin, cousin to Remington
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Earl W. Bascom, cousin to Remington
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List of Basques, famous people of Basque descent
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List of French Americans, famous people of French descent
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Huguenot, famous people of Huguenot descent
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R.W. Norton Art Gallery feature on the artist Frederic Remington: Coming Through the Rye*
Remington Web Portal*
famous artists related to Remington*
Article about Frederic Remington in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica*
artcyclopedia.com on Remington*
PBS on Remington *
National Gallery web feature on the artist highlighting nocturnal paintings in the exhibition Frederic Remington: The Color of Night*
Remington biographical material *
Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days at Movie Tome*
Fredrick Remington Art Museum in
Ogdensburg, New York.
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Free ebook of Frederic Remington at
Project Gutenberg*
Remington Bronze Sculptures
