FREDERIC REMINGTON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 6/24 - HFSID 290429
Price: $2,250.00
FREDERIC REMINGTON
Handwritten, flippant letter to a friend: "Why don't you come on down
...it's only eighteen thousand miles."
Autograph Letter signed: "Remington", 2 pages (front and
verso), 4½x7 June 24, n.y. To "My dear Burdick", in full: "I am
about seven thousand times obliged to you. I'll get the pass sure if you have
gotten as mad as that about it. I am d___d sorry you can't go now. I cannot
possibly wait, but why don't you come on down. I will see you there. Take a
train down. It's only eighteen thousand miles. Well go it. You are sure of the
King sketch in the portfolio. Will let you know in El Paso whether I have to
walk to the old city or not." Frederic Remington (1861-1909), a
prolific Western artist, was chiefly known for his portrayals of the Old
West, where he traveled extensively. His works, which usually depicted
cowboys, Indians and horses, are notable for their authenticity of detail.
Beginning in 1886, Remington produced more than 400 illustrations for the
nation's ten leading periodicals, including "Century Magazine", in which
Remington illustrated articles written by his friend, Theodore Roosevelt.
Sent to Cuba in the 1890s by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst,
who was actively promoting war with Spain, and returning in 1898 to cover the
U.S. campaign against the Spanish, Remington was appalled by war's cruelty.
However, he produced a memorable sculpture, The Bronco Buster, in
tribute to Teddy Roosevelt's leadership of volunteer "Rough Riders" at the
Battle of San Juan Hill. (The sculpture was presented to TR by his men as
the unit prepared to disband.) Joel Burdick, who met Remington at Yale in
the late 1870s, exchanged letters with the artist over many years. Horizontal
mailing folds - not affecting signature. Fine condition.
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