Frederic Remington was born in 1861 in Canton, New York. Mr. Remington is considered one of the greatest western genre painters, sculptors, and illustrators of his time.

During the Spanish-American war, Mr. Remington worked for the New York Journal under William Randolph Hearst as a war correspondent.

Frederic Remington died on December 26, 1909 at his studio and home in New Rochelle, New York from the effects of an appendicitis attack.