Frederic Remington (1861-1909), the man behind the Remington Sculpture, was one of the most popular illustrators of his time period. His art defined the American West throughout his lifetime and was a major contributor to the popular image of the West that is still present to this day. The focus of Remington’s art were cowboys, the American Indian and the U.S. Military with a focus on the conflict between the three. His drawings of the West often appeared in periodicals such as Harper’s Weekly and Collier’s. His success as an illustrator gave him the professional freedom to expand his artistic passions into sculpting. In all Frederic Remington sculpted 22 different subjects. They are all listed below in chronological order:

1895 The Broncho Buster
1896 The Wounded Bunkie
1898 The Wicked Pony
1898 The Scalp
1900 The Norther
1901 The Cheyenne
1901 The Buffalo Signal
1902 Coming Through the Rye
1903 The Mountain Man
1904 Polo
1904 The Sergeant
1905 The Rattlesnake
1905 Dragoons 1850
1906 The Outlaw
1906 Paleolithic Man
1907 The Horse Thief
1907 The Buffalo Horse
1908 The Cowboy
1908 The Savage
1909 Trooper of the Plains 1868
1909 The Broncho Buster (large)
1909 The Stampede