The Cheyenne

1900

Harper's drops him; he writes a novel

As an economy move, Harper's drops Remington as its star artist. To compensate for the lost work he writes and illustrates a full-length novel, The Way of an Indian, intended for serialization by a Hearst publication; his protagonist, a Cheyenne named Fire Eater, is a prototype Native American as viewed by Remington and many of his time.

after 1902

Decides to give up writing and illustration

After “John Ermine” Remington decides he will soon quit writing and illustrating — he has drawn over 2,700 illustrations — to focus on sculpture and painting.

1905

Collier’s devotes an entire issue to him

In 1905 Remington scores a major publicity coup when Collier’s devotes an entire issue to him, showcasing his latest works.

1905

Commission for a “Cowboy” in Fairmount Park

That same year the president of the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) commissions Remington to create a large sculpture of a cowboy for Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.

26 December 1909

Dies after an emergency appendectomy

Remington dies after an emergency appendectomy leads to peritonitis. His extreme obesity — nearly 300 lbs, about 136 kg — had complicated the anesthesia and the surgery, and the postmortem examination cited chronic appendicitis as an underlying factor in his death.

26. december 1909

Died