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Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington. 1861-1909. A biography of the artist and preview of his art. Presented by Paul Mattoon. Remington's childhood. Born Oct 4 th 1861 to Seth and Clara Remington in Canton, NY Brief history on Frederic Remington's father. Remington's hobbies. Young artist.

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Frederic Remington

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  1. FredericRemington 1861-1909 A biography of the artist and preview of his art Presented by Paul Mattoon

  2. Remington's childhood • Born Oct 4th 1861 to Seth and Clara Remington in Canton, NY • Brief 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 1875 • Remington at the Highland Military Academy in 1876 Remington in his uniform while attending Vermont Episcopal Institute

  3. Remington's Young Adulthood • 1878 – Frederic Remington at Yale • 1879 – Frederic Remington and Eva Caten • 1880 – Remington dropped out after 3 semesters to attend to his father who was dieing. • Artist or journalist? • 1880 – 1881 Various desk jobs • 1881 – Remington's journey west. • 1881-1885 – Working out west • 1884 - Remington's return back east, marries Eva Football drawing by Remington at Yale

  4. Beginning of Remington's Career • Remington began submitting sketches he drew to Harper's Weekly • Information on Harper's Weekly. • W.A. Rogers recreated his sketch of “Cowboys of Arizona” on the February 25, 1882 edition of Harper's Weekly • March 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

  5. Remington's Rise to Fame • New style of art. • Attends Art Student League in 1886 • Dec-Mar 1886 - Illustrations for Outing Magazine. • On August 1886 – Remington creates collages of Indians called “Types from Arizona” • April 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 Weekly • Remington becomes a public figure in July 1889 - Century Magazine series Sketches Among the Papagos of San Xavier by Frederic Remington

  6. Remington and the Indian • 1888 – Illustration for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic “The Song of Hiawatha” • Dec 6 1890 - Remington's investigation of the Ghost Dance – submission of stories and renditions of the event • Dec 29 1890 – The Seventh Cavalry and Wounded Knee • Illustrations for Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1891 • 1897 – The tragic depiction of “The Twilight of the Indian” • 1901 – First color prints – “A Bunch of Buckskins” Hiawatha's Friends by Frederic Remington

  7. More Remington Illustrations Two of the eight “A Bunch of Buckskins” by Frederic Remington “Twilight of the Indian” by Frederic Remington

  8. Cowboy and Horse • The idea of man and horse as inseparable • 1888 - Century publication of Teddy Roosevelt ranching series. • Jan 1889 - “Horses of the Plains” Century publication • Remington's guidance by horse photography • 1895 - Remington's account of horses in his book Pony Tracks • Sept 1895 - Illustration of “Evolution of the Cowpuncher” for Harper's Monthly Ranch Life in The Far West by Frederic Remington Muybridge's horse pictures

  9. Remington's Paintings • Remington's first full color painting – A Blackfoot War Party completed in 1887 • Remington's first masterpiece – A Dash for Timber completed in 1889 • First and only self portrait completed in 1890 • 1903 – Remington paints for Collier's Magazine “A Dash for Timber” by Frederic Remington

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

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

  12. More Remington Sculptures The Rattlesnake Bronco Buster

  13. Appraisals of Remington's Sculptures Prices in Millions of Dollars

  14. Books by Remington • Pony Tracks first book published in 1895 • First non-fiction book in 1902 titled “John Ermine of the Yellowstone” • Remington creates 8 books in all

  15. “He Knew the Horse” • Died on December 26, 1909 • Remington's gravesite • Remington's legacy Frederic Remington's grave at Evergreen Cemetery in Canton, NY

  16. 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”. <http://www.remington-art.com/remington%20biography.htm> Dec 04, 2010 Fineartregistry.com. Dr. Daab, John. “Frederic Remington and His Bronze Sculptures”. <http://www.fineartregistry.com/articles/2010-11/frederic-remington-and-his-bronze-sculptures.php> Dec 04, 2010 Fredericremington.org. Ballinger,James K. “A Chronology”. <http://fredericremington.org/page.php?p=1&s=1> Dec 04, 2010

  17. Bibliography continued Askart.com. “A Biography for Frederic Remington”. <http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=5814> Dec 04, 2010 Metmuseum.org. “Frederic Remington (1861-1909)” <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/remi/hd_remi.htm> Dec 04, 2010 Thewest.harpweek.com. “Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer”. <http://thewest.harpweek.com/Illustrations/EjectingABoomer.htm> Dec 04, 2010 Allpaintings.org. “Frederic Remington - “Sketches Among the Papagos of San Xavier”. <http://www.allpaintings.org/v/Western+Art/Frederic+Remington/Frederic+Remington+-+Sketches+among+the+Papagos+of+San+Xavier.jpg.html> Dec 04, 2010 Mrcrew.com. Schenck, R.A. “Football Illustrations From Yale, 1878”. <http://mistercrew.com/blog/2010/10/15/football-illustrations-from-yale-1878/> Dec 04, 2010

  18. Bibliography continued tfaoi.com. Foster, Laura. “Frederic Remington: Treasures from the Frederic Remington Art Museum.<http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/7aa/7aa796.htm> Dec 04, 2010 <route287.wordpress.com. Bell, Ryan T. “In the Details: “A Dash for the Timber”.<http://route287.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/a-dash-for-the-timber/> Dec 04, 2010 1st.art-gallery.com. “Frederic Remington” <http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Frederic-Remington/Frederic-Remington-oil-paintings.html> Dec 04, 2010 hoocher.com. Johnson, Bruce. Johnson, Bobby. “Frederic Remington, American Artist” <“http://hoocher.com/Frederic_Remington/Frederic_Remington.htm>, Dec 04, 2010

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