Frederic RemingtonÉtats-Unis, 1861–1909The Mountain Man
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New York, États-Unis
Présentée au public.
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- Source
- Le musée
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 07.79
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Au catalogue
Sources
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image : Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)
Pendant ce temps, chez Frederic Remington
La vie entièreby 1901
Collier’s buys his illustrations on a steady basis
By 1901 Collier’s is buying Remington’s illustrations on a steady basis. As his style matures, Remington portrays his subjects in every light of day.
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 décembre 1909
Died
