“A Dash for the Timber” by Frederic Remington (1889). An action-filled portrayal of the American frontier that launched his career.
Eight mounted cowboys and a packhorse are in full gallop ahead of a pursuing war party of Indians. Three riders shoot over their shoulders as they race for the cover of the trees ahead.
Remington painted this picture in 1889, at the age of 28 in his studio after several trips to the Southwest. He was welcomed to observe the activities of the U.S. Cavalry and its pursuit of renegade Apache. The painting launched his career when it received favorable critical acclaim at the National Academy of Design in New York the following year. The painting is now in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. [Source: Joy of Museums Virtual Tours]
“A Dash for the Timber” by Frederic Remington (1889). An action-filled portrayal of the American frontier that launched his career.
Eight mounted cowboys and a packhorse are in full gallop ahead of a pursuing war party of Indians. Three riders shoot over their shoulders as they race for the cover of the trees ahead.
Remington painted this picture in 1889, at the age of 28 in his studio after several trips to the Southwest. He was welcomed to observe the activities of the U.S. Cavalry and its pursuit of renegade Apache. The painting launched his career when it received favorable critical acclaim at the National Academy of Design in New York the following year. The painting is now in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. [Source: Joy of Museums Virtual Tours]