Frederic
Remington is one of the most
well known American artists
of all time. His works
documented the American west
better than any artist of
his generation.
Remington was
born in Canton, New York and
he and his family later
moved to Ogdensburg, New
York. He attended art
school at Yale University,
but returned home when his
father died. He made
his first trip out west to
Kansas where he became a
businessman and married his
wife Eva. In his early
artistic life he spent much
of his time developing
illustrations and sketches
for Collier's Weekly and
Harper's Magazine. All
of his work had a decidedly
western theme.
In 1898,
Remington became a war
reporter for the
Spanish-American War.
It was during this time that
he met Theodore Roosevelt,
who was commanding troops in
battle.
After the
war, Remington returned to
New York where he began
applying his artistic
talents to the art of
sculpture. His first
sculpture was called Bronco
Buster (also spelled Broncho
Buster). By this time
his old friend Theodore
Roosevelt had become
president and presented his
first sculpture to him as a
gift. This sculpture
still resides in the White
House today.
Frederic
Remington died at the young
age of only 48 due to
complications from
appendicitis.
As time
passed, Frederic Remington's
work stood out as authentic
depictions of the American
west at a the time of the
real cowboys and Indians.
His original works are
highly sought after by
museums and private
collectors and when they
change hands the value is in
the tens of millions of
dollars. In 1984,
Remington's Mountain Man was
selected as the
commemorative bronze for the
inauguration of President
Ronald Regan.
After his
death, other sculptors
recreated numerous other
pieces based on his
illustrations. These
works were not actually by
Remington himself, but are
referred to as "inspired by
Remington."
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Frederic Remington
Reproductions...
Below is a
complete list of Remington's
original statues that we
have available.
To
view our entire Remington
Collection Gallery, click
here.
Bronco (Broncho)
Buster
Wounded
Bunkie
Wicked Pony
Scalp
Norther
Cheyenne
Buffalo
Signal
Coming
Through the Rye
Mountain Man
Polo
Sergeant
Rattlesnake
Dragoons
The Outlaw
Paleolithic
Man
Horse Thief
Buffalo Horse
Cowboy
Savage
Trooper of
the Plains
Stampede
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