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1861 Canton, New York - 1909 Ridgefield, Connecticut. Known for: Western painting and sculpture, illustration.
Frederic Remington (1861-1909). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. In his lifetime polymath Frederic Remington was the most successful and famous Western... Read full biography
Frederic Remington (1861-1909). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. In his lifetime polymath Frederic Remington was the most successful and famous Western American artist. His immense talents included excelling as an illustrator, author, sculptor, and fine... Read full biography
Frederic Remington (1861-1909). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. In his lifetime polymath Frederic Remington was the most successful and famous Western American artist. His immense talents included excelling as an illustrator, author, sculptor, and fine artist. His was a life tragically cut short. Born on October 4, 1861 in Canton, a small berg in bucolic upper state New York, he was much influenced by his father Seth Pierpont Remington, a Republican... Read full biography
Frederic Remington (1861-1909). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. In his lifetime polymath Frederic Remington was the most successful and famous Western American artist. His immense talents included excelling as an illustrator, author, sculptor, and fine artist. His was a life tragically cut short. Born on October 4, 1861 in Canton, a small berg in bucolic upper state New York, he was much influenced by his father Seth Pierpont Remington, a Republican journalist who founded the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. His father had been a captain in the Civil War, and in 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him United States Collector of the Port of Ogdensburg, New York. In 1876 young Frederic enrolled at... Read full biography
Frederic Remington (1861-1909). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. In his lifetime polymath Frederic Remington was the most successful and famous Western American artist. His immense talents included excelling as an illustrator, author, sculptor, and fine artist. His was a life tragically cut short. Born on October 4, 1861 in Canton, a small berg in bucolic upper state New York, he was much influenced by his father Seth Pierpont Remington, a Republican journalist who founded the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. His father had been a captain in the Civil War, and in 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him United States Collector of the Port of Ogdensburg, New York. In 1876 young Frederic enrolled at Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts where he studied for the next two years. Two years... Read full biography
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Frederik Remingtam, Frederick Sackrider Remington
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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021)
By Dr. Larry Len Peterson
In his lifetime polymath Frederic Remington was the most successful and famous Western American artist. His immense talents included excelling as an illustrator, author, sculptor, and fine artist. His was a life tragically cut short. Born on October 4, 1861 in Canton, a small berg in bucolic upper state New York, he was much influenced by his father Seth Pierpont Remington, a Republican journalist who founded the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. His father had been a captain in the Civil War, and in 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him United States Collector of the Port of Ogdensburg, New York.&n...But wait, there's more...
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