Frederic Remington Museum - Part 3

I was nearing the end of my tour of the Remington Museum (see previous two posts). This wonderful piece had the long title of "Recent Uprising Among The Bannock Indians - A Hunting Party Fording The Snake River Southwest Of The Three Tetons (Mountains)," wash on paper, 1895:

"The Bronco Buster," bronze, 1896:

"Buffalo Hunter Spitting A Bullet Into A Gun," watercolor on paper, 1892:

"Untitled," oil on canvas, 1908-1909:

"A Mining Town, Wyoming," oil on canvas, c. 1899, altered 1904:

I found myself once again in the elegant lobby of the museum, with its elaborate woodwork and one of Remington's own Tiffany lamps:

And then I continued upstairs to see the other displays, which gave me a feeling for the elaborate nature of the lifestyle in this former mansion:

There was a lot of glassware from the period:

A magnificent fireplace:

An upstairs parlor - or perhaps this was a once a bedroom:

This may have been a library:

All in all, it was clear that no one who lived in this house had ever been poor:

Downstairs again, there was a gift shop, featuring all sorts of Remington themed gifts. These ranged from postcards to full scale bronze reproductions of his sculptures, priced in the $1500 to $2000 range. There was also a room filled with reproductions of his paintings:

These paintings were for sale at about $75 each. But my tour of the Remington Museum had come to an end. I thanked the lady at the front desk and headed out to my car:

Frederic Remington Museum - Part 2

I was touring the Remington Museum in Ogdensburg, New York and in the hall of sculptures (see Part 1, yesterday). This bronze was "The Rattlesnake," 1905. Notice the snake by the horse's hoof:

"The Scalp," 1898. And yes, that's a bronze scalp in the warrior's right hand:

Then I began to look at Remington's paintings and there were many of them. I selected a few of my favorites. This was "Hauling In The Gill Net," oil on canvas, 1905-1906:

"The Howl Of The Weather," oil on canvas, 1906-1907:

"River Drivers In The Spring Break Up," oil on canvas, c. 1906:

"Evening In The Desert, Navajoes," oil on canvas, 1905-1906:

"Full Dress Engineer," oil on academy board, 1889:

"The Messenger," oil on board, 1887:

"The Charge Of The Rough Riders," oil on canvas, 1898:

"Antoine's Cabin," oil on canvas, 1890:

"Small Oaks," oil on canvas, 1887:

"The End Of The Day," oil on canvas, 1904:

Another bronze, "The Mountain Man," 1903:

'Coming Through The Rye," 1902. There were many more paintings and bronze sculptures. I'm including just a few of my favorites. There's one more post to come yet, and it will publish tomorrow. Tune in again:

Frederic Remington Museum - Part 1

I drove to the town of Ogdensburg, on the St. Lawrence River, to see the Remington Art Museum. It was located in an elegant mansion, built in 1810. Frederic Remington never lived here, but his wife moved here with her sister after Frederic's death:

The museum included and was attached to the adjacent mansion:

I entered the front doors and was awed by the opulence and particularly the idea of living like that in the frontier town of Ogdensburg in 1810:

I signed in, paid $9.00 admission and began my tour:

Frederic Remington was born in Canton, New York and grew up mostly in Ogdensburg - both in St. Lawrence County. That's a county map in the lower left:

St. Lawrence County was then a place of forest wilderness and home to mountain men of renown. It's still got a lot of forestland, though farmland now accounts for much of the county:

The first part of the exhibit displayed artifacts from Remington's life in St. Lawrence County:

And items he'd collected during his trips out west. This was a Blackfoot saddle, made of buckskin and beads. Frederic Remington never lived in the west. He traveled there for inspiration for his art:

I entered a large hall, filled with bronze sculptures and paintings:

Remington's bronze sculptures are what I was most familiar with and I was incredibly impressed, both by their intricate detail and by the action they managed to convey. This was "Trooper Of The Plains," done in 1868:

"Dragoons," done in 1850:

"Polo," done in 1904:

"The Cheyenne," 1901:

"The Stampede," 1910. This was a large and magnificent piece, my favorite of the museum's offerings. Sadly, my photo doesn't capture its true power. But there was a lot more to see at the Remington Museum and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: