FREDERIC REMINGTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 32611

FREDERIC REMINGTON
The artist pens his signature in black ink, framed to an overall size of 25½x19¾!
Signature: "Frederic Remington" on verso of a 4½x3¾ program for "Another Gambol" at The Lambs, New York on Sunday Evening, December 8, 1895. At lower margin, Remington has written: "Are these lines crooked enough?" 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.) Herbert Foster Gunnison, the addressee, was a lifelong family friend of Remington, and purchaser of some of his early sculptures. Gunnison wrote for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a publication of note for prominent Brooklyn residents of the late 1800s. Light smudge touches the "ou" in enough. Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 25½x19¾.