Frederic Remington
A First Lesson in The Art of War. Recruits For The Two Additional Artillery Regiments At Fort Slocum, Davids Island, Long Island Sound

A First Lesson in The Art of War. Recruits For The Two Additional Artillery Regiments At Fort Slocum, Davids Island, Long Island Sound

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A First Lesson in The Art of War. Recruits For The Two Additional Artillery Regiments At Fort Slocum, Davids Island, Long Island Sound
ArtistAmerican, 1861–1909
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A First Lesson in The Art of War. Recruits For The Two Additional Artillery Regiments At Fort Slocum, Davids Island, Long Island Sound
  • from Harper's Weekly, Vol.XLII, No.2153, March 26, 1898, cover
DateMarch 26, 1898
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumWood engravings on newsprint
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 8 5/16 in. (26.7 × 21.1 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey
Object number91.1430.235
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"A Man's World: Sportsmen and Soldiers in Illustrations by Frederic Remington," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, January 16–March 26, 2002; Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, April 9, 2002–June 12, 2003.

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A First Lesson in The Art of War. Recruits For The Two Additional Artillery Regiments At Fort Slocum, Davids Island, Long Island Sound
Frederic Remington
A First Lesson in The Art of War. Recruits For The Two Additional Artillery Regiments At Fort Slocum, Davids Island, Long Island Sound
March 26, 1898
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.236
We Found All Of The Half Dozen Men On Guard Slumbering; Saving Only One Man, Who Seemed To Have Been Aroused By The Sound Of Our Footsteps
Frederic Remington
We Found All Of The Half Dozen Men On Guard Slumbering; Saving Only One Man, Who Seemed To Have Been Aroused By The Sound Of Our Footsteps
1890
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.145
The Training of Cavalry - A Roman Race at The Riding-Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia
Frederic Remington
The Training of Cavalry - A Roman Race at The Riding-Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia
April 2, 1898
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.241
The Training of Cavalry - A Roman Race at The Riding-Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia
Frederic Remington
The Training of Cavalry - A Roman Race at The Riding-Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia
April 2, 1898
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.242
One of the Fort Keogh Cheyenne Scout Corps, Commanded by Lieutenant Casey
Frederic Remington
One of the Fort Keogh Cheyenne Scout Corps, Commanded by Lieutenant Casey
December 27, 1890
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.177
In An Instant The Two Small Heels Flashed Through The Air
Frederic Remington
In An Instant The Two Small Heels Flashed Through The Air
1890
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.148
Types From Arizona
Frederic Remington
Types From Arizona
August 21, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.99
Soldiering in the Southwest - the Rescue of Corporal Scott
Frederic Remington
Soldiering in the Southwest - the Rescue of Corporal Scott
no date
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.98
Types From Arizona
Frederic Remington
Types From Arizona
August 21, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.100
Mexican Troops in Sonora
Frederic Remington
Mexican Troops in Sonora
August 7, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.97
Mexican Troops in Sonora
Frederic Remington
Mexican Troops in Sonora
August 7, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.96
Signalling the Main Command
Frederic Remington
Signalling the Main Command
1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.95