Frederic Remington's West

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[@lightningwingdragon]

Richard Smith of Long Island is history that deserves to be remembered. Just sayin.

[@notaturtle561]

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[@steveshoemaker6347]

Remington's how shall we count the ways he help make the old west come to life......Thanks to THG🎀

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

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[@backupintheday9710]

Simple Question : Time is a man made concept so how can history exist in a Loop?

[@milt6208]

I remember reading an essay that talked about when people around the world thought of America what era or event reminded them the most about us. It wasn't the Revolutionary War or the Constitution. What people thought of was the wild west and cowboys. Frederic Remington's Wild West. That is why he is such an iconic figure in our history.

[@thunderbird1921]

This is true. Even the Soviets watched American westerns. Chuck Connors got the shock of his life when Brezhnev started hugging him and acting almost like a kid in a candy store when they met. Apparently he was a big fan of The Rifleman, while Khrushchev was an admirer of John Wayne. History is wilder than fiction.

[@ronriesinger7755]

Germans are absolutely fascinated with the American West.

[@goodun2974]

When I was a teenager in the early 70's we had a friend of the family who had an exchange student from France come and stay with them. She honestly expected that we all had horses, wore cowboy chaps and cowboy hats, and carried pistols. Nowadays she might be right about that last part.

[@glennsaborosch4262]

Remington was a natural artist with a terrific sense of light and color. And on top of that, he was a sculptor too. The people who called his work "kitch", were snobs.

[@milt6208]

@@goodun2974 Where I live, they do. Lots of real ranch hands live close to me. I don't own a cowboy hat or boots. But I do love rodeo and admire these people.

[@robertfritz9916]

Charlie Russell was a working cowboy for years and eventually became renowned for his sketches, paintings, and sculptures based on his life experience. He lived most of his life in Montana around the same time. Having visited the Charlie Russell Museum in Great Falls, MT and the collection at the Capitol in Helena, MT we have seen much of his original art and some reproductions. Charlie let you know what cowboy life was really like. His artistic skills are at least equal to Remington (though he had little formal training). He had a sense of humor too as seen in some of his whimsical illustrated letters and postcards. You did Remington, now do Russell because he deserves to be remembered as well.

[@karenwaddell9396]

The Cody Wyoming museum has some C.M. Russell’s. Unfortunately they had few in the gallery when I was there. My favorite Charlie Russell titled ‘Meats not meat til it’s in the pan.’ Also, murals in the Montana state Capitol building were done by him.

[@StrixvariaCraig]

Would love to see you cover Charles Russell as well THG !

[@garymicka9523]

Gilcrese Art Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma is a must see. Their collection of Russell is worth it.

[@jamesjohnson8824]

If anything, Russell was a better artist. One of the characteristics of his paintings was the fine detail up close as well as when you stand back. His sculpture work was not an end of itself. It was done for light studies to aid in painting. Two of his pieces that stand out to me were meat's not meat until it's in the pan and a bronk for breakfast. Some of his work is displayed in a western museum in Oklahoma City where a rifle of a friend of his is on display where he etched a hunting scene, with accompanying wording that with that rifle he would always have game.

[@iainclark1599]

These two artists both have a strong impact on my love of the paintings depicting the old west

[@cp9023]

The Remington Museum in Ogdensburg, NY, is a hidden treasure. It is a great place to visit with many Remington paintings and bronze pieces.

[@ALaMode_Designer]

I learned about Remington in art history class. No one could draw horses like he could! Amazing.

[@mtvdvm4940]

My favorite artist no question. Got very lucky to see a traveling collection of his lesser known works at the Houston Art museum.

[@RAnthis]

Another great episode. Mr THG I want to thank you for something. My mother passed away recently from leukemia. One of the side effects was extreme dry eye. She couldn't read her books or watch her favorite shows well. She really enjoyed your show and we would enjoy them together. You helped her enjoy her love of history, trivia and knowledge. She loved westerns and the old West. She would have loved this episode. Thank you for all the happy memories I was able to enjoy with her through your episodes. I look forward to your future ones.

[@RAnthis]

You are such a great narrator and story teller. She compared you often to Paul Harvey. You helped her see when she couldn't.

[@ColdWarAviator]

​​@@RAnthis this is one reason that THIS CHANNEL is one of the few that I read a lot of comments on..... To get... The REST of the story 😉

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you so much for this comment. That is the sort of difference I hoped to make when I started this channel. I am sorry for your loss.

[@RAnthis]

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[@chomama1628]

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[@seanbatiz6620]

Damn near every elder I grew up around, including relatives &, my own father, all had at least one of the many miniature (about 1.5 foot tall) copies of his bronze statues, on display, somewhere in each home, back in the 70’s & 80’s.. his works seemed rather ubiquitous anywhere you went back then, throughout the Southwest of the U.S. then. Thank You for covering this wonderful character, THG! Brought back some great memories!

[@geraldosborne1011]

I live in Fort Worth Texas and we have a wonderful museum of Russell and Remington art work which is worth the time to visit and it's free. His attention to detail is extraordinary.

[@knowyourrights9793]

Whoo! You know it's gonna be a Great day when The History Guy post's a New Video!!!!

[@MichelleCWeber]

I grew up in Arizona. I spent my entire life observing and being influenced by Remington. Thank you for this.

[@davet.5493]

Ever been to any of those concentration camps, that you probably call reservations, that the people who were there before your people got sent to?

[@michaelporzio7384]

THG's take on Norman Rockwell and now Frederick Remington, together are excellent as bookends of American life from the wild frontier to the tame domestic life of the 20th century. Both artists idealized America but in totally different ways. Thanks!

[@davet.5493]

both completely ignore any social problems that happened! way to white wash history! and I mean white wash

[@baldeagle5297]

@@davet.5493 It must be horrible to be so devoid of the ability to appreciate history. It makes one wonder why you even bother to watch these videos.

[@KidMetairie]

We had a coffee table book of his works when I was a kid. It fascinated me. So powerful.

[@bigsarge2085]

Owen Wister wrote "The Virginian." The hotel made famous by his novel is still being run in Medicine Bow, WY, where I grew up!

[@garywagner2466]

I’ve never had much time for critics. They always seem to be grumpy curmudgeons who could not do what they criticise. Art and movie critics are the worst. Pretentious, self-righteous, and long-winded. I prefer to make up my own mind. Thanks for this video.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

Frederic Remington captured the feeling of the west of his time the way Norman Rockwell captured America's domestic scene of his time. We were lucky to have them both.

[@raztaz826]

Don't care what critics may say, copies of his work look great on the wall.

[@lesbrooks3972]

serval years ago visit the Russel Museum one lady a rancher's wife from Judith Basin saw one painting that's the background was the view from her kitchen window. We bought some postcards and headed to lewis town where my wife's mother was born. There found that her family was part of the original settlers. they were Mettis who had been forced to move west by the army for trading with Sioux. My wife recalled one of her grandmother's stories of family wagons being attacked by Indians. So his painting Attack on red river wagons is from her family history. that was one of the postcards

[@-jeff-]

Remington's work always creates that divide amongst artists between fine art and illustration. I'm on the fence asking why not both.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The same with Norman Rockwell

[@goodun2974]

​@@TheHistoryGuyChannel , I do feel it is important to realize that sometimes the artist is romanticizing and mythologizing the subject.

[@washingtonradio]

Remington's work, as with all artists, has a point of view implicit in the works. Whether one agrees with the implicit point of view or not sometimes makes one sometimes judge the work not on artistic merit but through the lens of politics.

[@davet.5493]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel nope sorry

[@davidhinkson8856]

When I was a child I remember we had a book at home featuring Frederic Remington's paintings, and I thought they were absolutely beautiful, especially given that I loved Western movies at the time, as did my father. This video brought back some nice memories. Another artist whose work I admired was the British artist Michael Turner, who captured many historic moments in motor racing.

[@oliveoil2x]

Love Remington’s west. There’s a great book presenting his art to kids- with great questions and writing prompts inspired by his art- all in one. One of my favorite books to use when I taught my students.

[@pamelamays4186]

THG's cool bowties and vests. Style that deserves to be remembered.

[@tishomingo4524]

living between Wyoming and Colorado, for me, Remington is a great representer of our diminishing culture. Thank you for another great representation.

[@Thomas-pq4ys]

His ability to capture equine action so accurately, is in itself, genius.

[@dutchflats]

His illustrations are so amazingly vivid!

[@HemlockRidge]

I was willed a Coffee Table Book sized collection of Remington's work from an Aunt. It was published in 1910. Wonderful stuff.

[@atomicshadowman9143]

We probably had the same book, or at least a reprint. I spent hours looking at it.

[@HemlockRidge]

@@atomicshadowman9143 So did I. Mine is in rough shape. The binding is bad, but it was when I got it. I should find a book restorer.

[@SamhainBe]

One of your best ( and that's saying something!) HG - Well Done!

[@stevenrogge964]

I grew up in eastern Colorado, on the prairie. The scenes Remington portrayed match the environment of the prairie. The bucking horse is a good portrayal of breaking a horse. You try not to let them buck and sometimes that doesn’t work. Then your insides are jarred into next week.,

[@milt6208]

I learned to love Roedo in Pueblo Colorado.

[@DETROIT1948]

Priceless! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@michaelnovak4035]

I've always appreciated the sculptures of Frederick Remington...but never knew "the rest of the story". Now I know a bit more, and my curiosity is piqued to learn more!! Thank you The History Guy!!!

[@rotorheadv8]

Remington would have been very pleased to know his art would be so lasting.

[@ricardobarbosa1838]

Id like to see more history of the peoples displaced by the "clodhoppers" as they moved west. Their history deserves to be remembered too

[@patrickconnors8403]

One of my favorite American artists, thanks.

[@kathymateer]

When I was stationed at Ellsworth AFB, I traveled quite a lot. I went to a small museum that had Remington’s art with some for sale. I wish I had the money at the time. His sculptures were absolutely stunning!

[@InquisitorMatt]

One of my favorite artists.

[@ronriesinger7755]

Growing up in Tulsa, my family often went to Gilcrease Museum where I enjoyed viewing the fine collection of Remington and Russell paintings and sculptures. Perhaps it was seeing those images of the Old West that spurred my interest in the history of the region and an eventual degree in history from OSU.

[@larryselkirk426]

I have enjoyed Remington's works since I first saw them as a kid in the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa Oklahoma. My impression of the West evolved from a Lone Ranger TV vision to a Remington vision.

[@gondorr3460]

I greatly enjoyed your profile of Remington and his work. I was introduced to many of his works when I visited the Woolaroc Museum in Oklahoma that features Frank Phillips’ collection of Remington’s paintings and sculptures.

[@Artorius19631]

Thinking of the irony that Remington’s artworks are still cherished and on display while that New York Times edition and it’s critic are somewhere in a landfill.

[@CourtneyErickson-c6x]

Great episode! Remington's detail of cowboy life and Russel's Native American focus are iconic of the American west. As a Fort Worth native, I have enjoyed their works at the Kimbell and Sid Richardson museums time and again. It’s always fun to learn something new about artists who depict cowboy culture.

[@brianmorger2174]

I live in Great Falls, mostly to be close to the Russell Museum and Legacy. Thanks for your expression of recognition and appreciation.

[@mellissadalby1402]

THG is the channel that just keeps on giving. So much great output, so reliable. I appreciate it.

[@bryanparkhurst17]

Wow, talk about a trivecta. Fredrick Jackson Turner, Frederick Remington and Teddy Roosevelt all in one show. I've always loved the old west, I really enjoyed this one.

[@davidklein1667]

35 yrs ago I had a custodial job at an AG EDWARDS Building. In the president's office was a genuine Remington!!! A cowboy and his horse...surprised by a rattler!! The horse is bucking in fear as the cowboy struggles to control the horse And draw his pistol at the same time!! I think that visceral statue had such a strong impression on me. You felt as if he had taken a snapshot of that moment...stunning!!

[@owenlaprath4135]

You even MATCHED YOUR BOW-TIE TO THE STORY!!!

[@kambrose1549]

Love the verve and graceful lines of Remingtons work. Thankyou for talking about him!

[@johnnyreno7200]

Awesome History Guy. I thoroughly enjoyed that!!

[@dr.froghopper6711]

My father opined himself to be one of the last of the old west individuals. Born in 1929 to a well drilling blacksmith with alcohol problems and a tent pitching traveling Pentecostal preacher lady, the Great Depression in the eastern side of New Mexico was my father’s childhood. He fought in Korea as the engineer on a Higgins Boat landing craft at Inchon. Bought a lever action rifle and some horses, married my mom and proceeded to raise his family on the road across the nation. We even drove the Alaskan Highway when only 150 miles of it was paved road. Alaska was as far West as he could take us. He hated California in his youth and refused to take us there.

[@jpotter2086]

The Gilcrease here in Tulsa has a *fantastic* collection of Remingtons ... love going to see them ... but I love seeing Bierstadt's landscapes even more!

[@itsapittie]

I believe it is the single largest collection of his work. It's well worth seeing.

[@MightyMezzo]

My hometown of Philadelphia is home to Remington’s only full-size sculpture, “Pony Express Rider.” It’s one of the many wonderful public sculptures along East River Drive in Fairmount Park.

[@lizj5740]

Elizabeth Finkler Hasaki: Do you mean "Cowboy"?

[@darrentiede3513]

C.M Russell as an artist and chronicler, an order of magnitude above...IMHO

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

History Guy 🤓👋and Fellow Classmates have a great weekend!

[@johnkeenan1829]

I remember seeing the sign for the Buffalo Bill Museum as I drove up into Cody heading for Devil's Tower and I thought "well, I'll just stop for a quick look, probably just a little place with some knick knacks". Two hours later I still hadn't seen everything, but I got to see the Remington and Bierstadt rooms with their recreations of the artists studios. Man, that was really something.

[@tygrkhat4087]

One story told about Frederic Remington's football career at Yale, was that before an 1879 game against Princeton; he coated his jersey with blood from a slaughterhouse to make it look "more businesslike."

[@henryrodgers1752]

“A passionate belief that democracy was possible, that an individual could have a part to play in Free Society and not make him a Cog in a machine operated from above,” as Turner eloquently summarized American exceptionalism, are thoughts more important today than when he noted them. It is that exact American belief in the value of the individual above the collective that is assailed by zealots of Elitism which threatens our National existence. Thank you, History Guy, for this timely reminder.

[@jeffstorm]

For good or ill, Remington became the artist of the dying West. Sometimes art critics, who could never reach Remington's level of success, fail to see what art is about. First, we see through artist eyes their subject. Whether imaginative, or real, it is their view and observations we are reading through the art. Second, The art must inspire our imagination. There were numbers of old and new West artist of this time, but it was Remington's that grasped the imagination of the people. And Thirdly, Remington's Art stood the test of time. His art lives to this day accomplishing what it did over a Century ago and if that does not make him a great artist, I suppose no artist then is great!

[@FranssensM]

I think the comments of the newspaper say much more about today’s “media” and “journalism” than they do about Remington.

[@greggweber9967]

The critics of Remington and Rockwell sound alike.

[@frankgulla2335]

Nice summary and illuminated narrative of Mr. Remington.

[@PaulKettlebones]

I’ve always loved his work.

[@pamelamays4186]

Remington lived quite a life!

[@donaldbussey2326]

Thanks!

[@edwardrhoades6957]

Collier's magazine was printed and published out of my hometown of Springfield, OH. The building was demolished a few years ago due to safety concerns after brickwork started falling off.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Thank you, I did not know any more than his art, but to see what he looked like and to hear the details of his story is fascinating.

[@167curly]

The Buffalo Bill gallery in Cody Wyoming has some wonderful Remington artwork.

[@michellep9999]

I learn so much from you. Thank you, THG!

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you, thank you for making content.

[@marthahines1979]

Great video and helpful information regarding this man who had an acquaintance with my grandfather Linnaeus Neal Hines, one time president of Indiana State and Ball State universities. Thanks!

[@dennisnelson6781]

I have seen the Bronco Buster sculpture at 13:10 at the Wichita Art Museum.

[@darreldwalton8763]

Please, Sir, give Charlie Russell equal time. I've had the immense blessings of being born , raised, and spending my adult life in the intermountain West. I got to listen to my grandparents and extended family tell of settling out here, in the homes where they broke ground. Come hell or high water, and it did! Russell came from the same sort of folk, as comfortable passing a bottle around a campfire as he was in tails. Oh, yeah, and he's a mighty fair artist, as Well!

[@justme_gb]

An interesting connection is Frederick was a cousin of Eliphalent Remington, founder of the Remington Arms Company, although the two would have never met because of death and birth dates.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

I was just about to ponder that question.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I love his portraits of the American West and the other painter Curtis I forget his first name.

[@carlgomm9699]

Such a nice show, I would love to see a show like this with Winslow Homer ?

[@johnhrichak3451]

I am in no way affixing blame, as a realist artist myself, I adore his works!

[@ernesttucker3157]

I hear a lot about Remington but there was another that was just as good if not better but wasn't as well connected and that is Charles M Russell from Montana. I'd love to see you do a show on him. Thanks

[@gymshoe8862]

Russell is the superior artist with a far greater story.

[@SewolHoONCE]

My family connection to the frontier West: J. B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro, Jr. from Fluvana County, Virginia, a friend of Buffalo Bill Cody and Ned Buntline (on stage together Chicago 1872); Texas Jack died young in Leadville, CO. (Also a note from a Cowboy Poetry Reading - explicit cowboy poetry is based on events from just 20 years: 1866 - 1886.)

[@phaines9]

Love this video and all HG videos. I love the neutrality. I thought of a suggestion for a video on the history of st augustine fl. It's my favorite city and even I'm not clear on what happened during certain times of history. And the Castillo de San Marco has some interesting history as well

[@guymcmullan9297]

Thank you, excellent presentation of the truth in all manner, I love Remington, hello from Montana,broadus powder river country,.

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the lesson.

[@RobCardIV]

thanks buddy !

[@jonathanfoe1]

Your wife and you are very good at researching your subjects in a short deadlines! I'm impressed!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Sadly, Heidi is no longer involved with the channel.

[@jonathanfoe1]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel well regardless the information you give is well researched. So congratulations for that!

[@scottfortune9016]

I own three Frederick Remington's stairs. They are supposed to be authorized copies, but I'm not sure. At $900 a piece, I hope they have a financial value, but if not, I still hold them valuable to me. They are beautiful, and makes me think of the west.

[@neilperry2224]

I love the artwork at the start of el dorado starring John Wayne , and the actor playing the gunsmith painted the artwork.

[@jamesjohnson8824]

A contemporary to Remington is Charles Russell. I hope you do a program about him and his work too.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

🙆🏽‍♂️ one of Remington's only large scale bronze statues, " the cowboy" of 1908 is right here in Philadelphia. It's a 12 foot high statue of a cowboy on horseback along Kelly Drive overlooking the Schuylkill River.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

As a European, the "Frontiersman" is the dominant image in American identity. Here it is the rural village. Me against the world, no one to help me but family and non dependent on us. The village is an interdependent model, we stand together as one, each dependent on all.

[@bruceschneider4928]

Even today, the works of Frederic Remington and Albert Bierstadt stoke the desire to go west.

[@libraryphoenix]

This was very interesting! Have you ever considered doing a video on Western artist C. M. Russell? (Charles Marion Russell) He was a prolific artist of the American West as well, based in Great Falls, Montana. I grew up by the museum dedicated to him, which includes his home and studio.

[@Kino_Chroma]

LMAO who cares what the NYT says anymore. Thank you for the video!

[@justme_gb]

While there are similarities in their works, Remington's work has always impressed me more than John Clymer's western artwork. I always thought Remington painted the Winchester Repeating Arms "Horse and Rider" logo but it was Philip Goodwin who was illustrating the west about the same time as Remington.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

It would have been ironic had it been Remington, since he was related to Eliphalet Remington, who founded Winchester competitor Remington Arms.

[@erikaamot2930]

Born in 1953 and having TV in our homes you can imagine how much I was into the whole Western Town / Cowboys and Indians thing Americans were even proud of the great Native American Tribes, and by then thought badly about how the Tribes were treated and treaties broken I also recall first hearing the name Remington Rifle before being introduced to the artist. So I wonder if a small amount of his success might have been his name, a name that would have been familiar to everyone and also so closely associated with the Old West

[@azenginerd9498]

Being from Montana CM Russell is more my taste. As others have mentioned Russell lived and painted in the middle of his subjects, not from the "East". My family often told of Russell painting "Captain Lewis meeting the Shoshone" from the Whetstone family porch in Ross' Hole (Sula).

[@stanstenson8168]

I like Russell's painting more also. I think Bronc to Breakfast is my favorite, though I do really like the Lewis painting.

[@bobinindiana]

The Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis has some Remington works on display.

[@fatboyrowing]

Excellent

[@jeffbangkok]

Good evening

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thanks

[@alainarchambault2331]

Mindful that Remington was followed by Norman Rockwell of another era with the same style.

[@douggoodhill]

Thank you for mentioning the artist Sam Gilliam!!!

[@mikediehl1468]

1890 as the end of the old west frontier makes sense. I've also heard that vast regions still remained of the old west into the 1920s.

[@flashwashington2735]

Thanks