Frederic Remington
Artist
Frederic Remington studied art at Yale University, travelled to the newly expanding western part of the United States in the 1880s and ended up illustrating outdoor scenes for Harper's and Collier's magazines. A prolific illustrator, painter and sculptor, Remington was from the east coast and continued to live in the east while making periodic trips to the west. His work was detailed and realistic and depicted action scenes involving wagon trains, Indian wars and cattle drives. After an emergency appendectomy, Remington died at the age of 48.Extra credit: Remington is often compared with another Western artist of the era, Charles M. Russell.
Four Good Links
Frederic Remington Art Museum
New York museum with some info on his life and work
Remington Exhibit
An article describing an exhibit that includes some background
American Masters: Frederic Remington
PBS provides a brief profile to complement the TV show
Frederic Remington Biography
A brief bio and a handful of paintings to view
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
26 December 1909
(Peritonitis after an appendectomy, age 48)
Best Known As
Popular painter of the American west
