Knowra Frederic Remington Frederic Remington Frederic Remington (1861–1909) was an American painter, illustrator, and sculptor known for vivid depictions of the American Old West, especially its people, horses, and military conflicts.
American Old West : The region and historical period associated with westward expansion and settlement in the United States. Its people, landscapes, and conflicts supplied Remington's defining subjects.
A Dash for the Timber : An 1889 painting by Frederic Remington showing mounted cowboys fleeing pursuers toward a wooded refuge. Its charging horses and compressed action exemplify his early frontier painting.
Harper's Weekly : An American illustrated news magazine published from 1857 to 1916. Its pages published Remington's illustrations and helped establish his national reputation.
Frederic Remington's illustrations of the Spanish–American War : Remington's published images of American military action during the 1898 Spanish–American War. They show his shift from frontier subjects toward contemporary war reporting.
Western art : Art depicting the landscapes, peoples, histories, and myths of the American West. Remington became one of the best-known artists identified with this tradition.
The Broncho Buster : A bronze sculpture by Frederic Remington depicting a cowboy riding a bucking horse. This sculpture became his signature image of a rider struggling to control a horse.
Theodore Roosevelt : The 26th president of the United States, a politician, writer, and advocate of conservation. Roosevelt praised Remington's Western art and shared his interest in frontier life.
The West as America : A 1991 art exhibition and catalogue examining images of the American West and their cultural meanings. Its scholarship situates Western art, including Remington's, within national myths and historical representation.
American illustration : Visual art made to accompany or interpret publications, advertising, and other printed material in the United States. Magazine illustration gave Remington a broad audience before his reputation rested mainly on painting and sculpture.
The Fall of the Cowboy : A 1895 painting by Frederic Remington depicting a cowboy dismounting beside a barbed-wire fence. It presents the cowboy as a figure of a vanishing frontier.
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