Filled with paintings and sculptures by Western artist Frederic Remington, this young readers' guide to art appreciation is complete with background information about the artist and historical facts.
" "This illustrated volume features a biography by noted Western art scholar Brian W. Dippie.
A collection of Frederic Remington’s writings, complemented by more than one hundred of his famous drawings, provides an exciting record of the Old West as it once was, with tales of cowboys, Indians, and soldiers.
Enjoy the beauty and variety of the American experience through the work of these great artists. With stunning full-color plates, additional black-and-white illustrations, and concise, authoritative text, these unique, beautifully...
Frederic Remington: Paintings and Sculpture
Beautifully illustrated with more than 150 figures and 100 color plates, this book offers insightful essays by notable art historians who explore Remington’s experiences in Taos, New Mexico, and other parts of the West.
Remington became interested in the American Indian, probably because he became interested in the active, exciting life of the American Great Plains.
Buffalo Bill Historical Center , Cody , Wyoming Gift of Mrs. Henry H.R. Coe ( 17.71 ) The Indian's spear creates the plane of movement in this piece , thrusting forward on a diagonal axis . The bronze is shaped like wave crests to ...
Replete with stunning reproductions of their greatest works, this volume documents how two of America's foremost artists defined the nation's vision of the expanding West, and captured forever the emotions of a now-vanished era.
A detailed study of the twenty-two sculptures created by Remington, contrasting authentic lifetime castings with fraudulent examples.