U.S. Calvary at Port Tampa, Florida

Frederic Remington, 1861 - 1909

published June 18, 1898

U.S. Calvary at Port Tampa, Florida by Frederic Remington, 1861 - 1909

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number

AD/NPG.77.7

Tags

SoldierMagazineHorseTrain

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...

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