U.S. Calvary at Port Tampa, Florida
published June 18, 1898
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Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
AD/NPG.77.7
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Art Historical Context
Step into the charged atmosphere of 1898 with Frederic Remington's *U.S. Cavalry at Port Tampa, Florida*, a dynamic print published on June 18 in a magazine. Remington (1861–1909), the master chronicler of the American West, captured the raw energy of soldiers, horses, and trains in this scene from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. As a leading figure in American realism, he excelled at portraying the rugged life of cowboys, Native Americans, and the military with vivid detail and motion, often using prints to reach wide audiences through popular periodicals. This artwork immo...