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Artist Profile: Frederic Remington

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Frederic Remington Missing

Missing (1899 Gilcrease Institute, Tlusa, Oklahoma);

Scan © Mark Harden, used with permission
Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:

Realism, US Western

Date and Place of Birth:

October 4, 1861, Canton, New York

Life:

Frederic Remington, who spent most of his life in the eastern United States, became famous for his visual and written portrayals of the American West. Though best known, now, for his paintings and small bronze sculptures, his illustrated pieces for Harper's Weekly made him a household name in his day. His works are characterized by being action-packed and colorful, often containing heroic portrayals of cowboys, Native Americans, soldiers, prospectors and the settlers of the Great Plains.

Important Works:

    Bronco Buster (1895)
    The Wicked Pony (1898)
    Comin' Through the Rye (1902)
    The Cowboy (1908)

Date and Place of Death:

December 26, 1909, New Rochelle, New York

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