Frederic Remington Makes Tracks

Adventures and Artistic Impressions

Silver Sculpture and Lifetime Prints from the Frederic Remington Art Museum Collection

Remington - The Illustrator
Working as an illustrator placed a limit on the scope of his work. Improvements in the printing process affected his style and use of color.

Collier's and His Peak of Fame
Remington's work for Collier's and the amount he was producing and earning during the height of his popularity, around 1902.

Stereotypes in His Subject Matter
Remington, in his role as an illustrator, painter and sculptor, helped to shape public perceptions of "cowboys" and "Indians".

Remington and the North Country
Remington did not just paint scenes of the West. Coming from Northern New York, he often painted scenes of outdoor adventure from this region.

The Destruction of His Work
Although a success in terms of popularity, Remington wanted to gain critical acclaim and recognition as a true artist, not just as an illustrator. He became dissatisfied with some of his earlier work depicting more traditional themes. This resulted in him burning over 75 of his original paintings, including most of his Great Explorers series.

Remington's Exploration of Color
Remington's technique benefitted from the influence of Impressionism and Symbolism and his later work showed improvements with color tone. His experimentation with color in nocturnal scenes led to some of his most highly acclaimed works.

Remington - The Sculptor
Remington's ability to see all sides of an object in his flat work led to his natural progression to sculpting in bronze. This became his main passion up to his untimely death in 1909.

These images are courtesy of the Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, NY