Frederic Remington letters
name: label: Creator
content: Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
label: Names
content: Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912
label: Names
content: Schell, Frederic B.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Connecticut -- Ridgefield
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Connecticut -- Ridgefield
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Middle West
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA.
creator: label: Creator
content: Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor, painter; Ridgefield, Conn. Specialized in scenes of the American west.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1890-1891 and [undated]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.remifrel
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D10 (fr. 1065-1069) and D30 (fr. 537-541) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D10: Two letters to Fred B. Schell, 1890-1891, one concerning a drawing by Remington which "can not be processed successfully as far as the piecing goes..." and "You also suggest my improving the original as far as possible-that I do not understand..." In the other, he notes that a toothache has kept him from getting "at the militia business..."
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D30: One letter to Homer Davenport in which Remington talks about, among other things, his new farm.