Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington
Born
Frederic Sackrider Remington

(1861-10-04)October 4, 1861
DiedDecember 26, 1909(1909-12-26) (aged 48)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University, New Haven, Connecticut, one drawing class, 1878;
Art Students League, New York, 1886
Known forPainting (watercolor and oil), sculpture, drawing (pen and ink, ink wash), mixed media, journalist and writer
MovementIllustration, Impressionism, Nocturne, and Tonalism
SpouseEva Caten (1884–1909)
RelativesEliphalet Remington (cousin)
Awards1891: Elected Associate of the National Academy of Design (ANA)
Patron(s)Theodore Roosevelt, Elizabeth Custer, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, Century Magazine, Scribner's, Cosmopolitan, Collier's, and many others

Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United States in the last quarter of the 19th century and featuring such images as cowboys, American Indians, and the US Cavalry.[1]

  1. ^ Opitz, Glenn B., ed. (1987). Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of american Painters, Sculptors & Engravers. Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo Book. pp. 1047. ISBN 0-938290-04-5.