fredericRemington
1861-1909Canton, NY
Raised in New YorkKnown as a
troublemakerAlways making jokesDid not do well in
schoolNot that many
blizzard bucks!!!Loved sports &
drawing with chalk
Attended yale for artBored in art classPlayed footballWon
championshipNo pads, helmetsLoved 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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