1. Frederic Remington
A biography of the artist and preview of his art
Presented by Paul Mattoon

2. Remington in his uniform while attending Vermont Episcopal Institute
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.
– Working out west
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, Remington's sketch of “Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer”.
Remington's poor treatment from the publishers and artists.
May-June 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 Illustrations for Outing Magazine.
On August 1886 – Remington creates collages of Indians called “Types from Arizona”
April 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 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 Remington's investigation of the Ghost Dance – submission of stories and renditions of the event
Dec – 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
Century publication of Teddy Roosevelt ranching series.
Jan “Horses of the Plains” Century publication
Remington's guidance by horse photography
Remington's account of horses in his book Pony Tracks
Sept 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
Great Explorers
Self Portrait on a Horse

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. Frederic Remington's grave at Evergreen Cemetery in Canton, NY
“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”. < Dec 04, 2010
Fineartregistry.com. Dr. Daab, John. “Frederic Remington and His Bronze Sculptures”. < Dec 04, 2010
Fredericremington.org. Ballinger,James K. “A Chronology”. < Dec 04, 2010

17. Bibliography continued
Askart.com. “A Biography for Frederic Remington”. < Dec 04, 2010
Metmuseum.org. “Frederic Remington ( )” < Dec 04, 2010
Thewest.harpweek.com. “Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer”. < Dec 04, 2010
Allpaintings.org. “Frederic Remington - “Sketches Among the Papagos of San Xavier”. < Dec 04, 2010
Mrcrew.com. Schenck, R.A. “Football Illustrations From Yale, 1878”. < Dec 04, 2010

18. Bibliography continued
tfaoi.com. Foster, Laura. “Frederic Remington: Treasures from the Frederic Remington Art Museum.< Dec 04, 2010
<route287.wordpress.com. Bell, Ryan T. “In the Details: “A Dash for the Timber”.< Dec 04, 2010
1st.art-gallery.com. “Frederic Remington”
< Dec 04, 2010
hoocher.com. Johnson, Bruce. Johnson, Bobby. “Frederic Remington, American Artist” <“ Dec 04, 2010