frederic remington 1861-1909 canton, ny. raised in new york known as a troublemaker always making...

fredericRemington

1861-1909Canton, NY

Raised in New YorkKnown as a

troublemaker

Always making jokes

Did not do well in school

Not that many blizzard bucks!!!

Loved sports & drawing with chalk

Attended yale for artBored in art class

Played football

Won championship

No pads, helmets

Loved the excitement & a team hero

Admired his dad, who was a civil war hero

Taught Frederic to be respectful of horses & told him

stories of cowboys

At 19, left for montana & rode through the west

One night around a campfire, spoke with a wagon driver about the wild west changing

Wild West would be gone and replaced with people & buildings

Decided at that moment to record the Wild West before it disappeared

Captured the world of cowboys

Cowboys in action

Captured the world of native americans

Captured the world of horses

Hired as an illustrator for popular magazines

Friends with president teddy roosevelt

Created 25 bronze sculptures of horses

3K to capture the Wild West

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