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Return of a Blackfoot War Party

Date: 1887

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: 00085

Credit Line: American Museum of Western Art, The Anschutz Collection, Denver, Colorado

Dimensions: 28 x 50" (71.1 x 127 cm)

Inscription: ll: FREDERIC REMINGTON/'87-


Provenance: The artist; Franklin B. Hough, Kansas City, Kansas; (W. C. Findlay Galleries, Kansas City, Missouri); Thomas Hoyle Mastin, Sr., Kansas City, Missouri (purchased it c. 1893); Thomas Hoyle Mastin, Jr., Kansas City, Missouri; a California collector; (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, October 20, 1975); present owner

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Exhibitions

Anschutz Collection. Portland, Oregon: Portland Art Museum, September 9 - November 6, 1983.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Palm Springs, California: Palm Springs Desert Museum, November 18 - December 24, 1983; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Palm Beach, Florida: Society of the Four Arts, January 7 - February 5, 1984; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983-1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Memphis, Tennessee: Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, March 10 - April 29, 1984; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. New Orleans, Louisiana: New Orleans Museum of Art, May 8 - July 15, 1984; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Midland, Texas: Museum of the Southwest, August 31 - October 28, 1984; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Museum of Art, December 9, 1984 - January 27, 1985; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983-1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Tucson, Arizona: Tucson Museum of Art, February 16 - April 21, 1985; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Corning, New York: The Rockwell Museum, July 11 - September 2, 1985; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Portland, Maine: Portland Museum of Art, September 17 - November 3, 1985; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. New York, New York: American Museum of Natural History, November 29, 1985 - February 16, 1986; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Academy of Arts, March 27 - May 4, 1986; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmington Museum of Art, August 24 - October 19, 1986; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Art Center, November 14, 1986 - January 11, 1987; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Houston, Texas: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 21 - April 19, 1987; long-term traveling exhibit. 1983 - 1989. Anschutz Collection.
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Masterpieces of the American West. Peoria, Illinois: Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, May 2 - June 28, 1987; long-term traveling exhibit, 1983 - 1989.
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American Masters in the West. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico, 1974; traveling exhibit El Paso, Wichita.
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American Masters in the West. Wichita, Kansas: Wichita Art Museum, February - April 1975; traveling exhibit: El Paso, Santa Fe.
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Frontier America: The Far West. Denver, Colorado: Denver Art Museum (local addition) April 19 - June 1, 1975.
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Selections from...Anschutz Collection. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Colorado Springs National Bank, August 4 - 29, 1975.
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American Masters in the West. El Paso, Texas: El Paso Museum of Art, September 8 - September 30, 1976; long-term traveling exhibit 1976 -1981. Anschutz collection.
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American Masters in the West. Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Art Museum, January 21 - March 6, 1977; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Glenbow-Alberta Institute, March 15 - June 1, 1977; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. San Diego, California: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, October 1 - November 13, 1977; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976-1981.
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American Masters in the West. Austin, Texas: University Art Museum, University of Texas, December 11, 1977 - February 1978; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976-1981. Anschutz collection.
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American Masters in the West Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum, May 20 - July 2, 1978; long-term traveling exhibit 1976 - 1981. Anschutz collection.
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American Masters in the West. Norfolk, Virginia: Chrysler Museum, January 17 - February 28, 1979; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976 - 1981. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. New York, New York: The National Academy of Design, July 10 - September 15, 1979; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. Cody, Wyoming: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, October 5 - November 30, 1979; long-term traveling exhibit, 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. Mobile, Alabama: Fine Arts Museum of the South, January 3 - February 20, 1980; long-term traveling exhibit 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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Great Masters of the West. Helsinki, Finland: Helsingin Taidetalo, August 27 - October 5, 1980. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. Tulsa, Oklahoma: The Gilcrease Museum, October 21 - January 5, 1981; long-term traveling exhibit 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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American Masters in the West. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University, January 25 - March 15, 1981; long-term traveling exhibit 1976-1981. Anschutz Collection.
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The American West. Washington, D.C.: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, March 25 - April 26, 1981. Anschutz Collection in conjunction with The Corcoran Gallery of Art.
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China Tour. Beijing, Peoples Republic of China: Museum of Chinese History, November 19, 1981 - January 19, 1982. Anschutz Collection.
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Painters of the American West. Munich, West Germany: Muenchner Stadtmuseum, January 27 - April 26, 1982; long-term traveling exhibit, 1982 - 1983. Anschutz collection.
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Painters of the American West. Paris, France: Musee Jacquemart-Andre, November 15 - December 15, 1982; long-term traveling exhibit, 1982 - 1983. Anschutz collection.
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Painters of the American West. Vienna, Austria: Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, January 20 - March 13, 1983; long-term traveling exhibit, 1982 - 1983. Anschutz Collection.
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Frederic Remington. Fort Worth, Texas: Amon Carter Museum, January 1 - April 1, 1973.
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Anschutz Collection. London, England: Mall Galleries, The Mall, June 3 - July 3, 1982; long-term traveling exhibit, 1974 - 1991.
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Works from San Diego Collections. La Jolla, California: La Jolla Museum of Art, March - April 1972.
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Out of Sight: Works from San Diego Collections. San Diego, California: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, March - April 1972.
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63rd Annual Exhibition. New York, New York: National Academy of Design, April 2 - May 12, 1888.
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Bibliographies

Remington Art Memorial. A Catalogue of the Frederic Remington Memorial Collection. New York: Privately Printed for the Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York, by the M. Knoedler Galleries, 1954.
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Samuels, Peggy and Harold. Frederic Remington: A Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1982.
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Sheldon, George Wm. Recent Ideals of American Art: One Hundred and Seventy Five Oil Paintings and Water Colors in Private Collections. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1888, 1889, 1890.
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Card, Helen L. "Frederic Remington, 1861-1909: Artist Historian of the Old West." Scrapbooks of Remington illustrations, compiled c. 1944. Vol. 1-5. The Metropolitan Musem of Art, New York, New York.
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Hassrick, Peter H. Frederic Remington: The Late Years. Denver, Colorado: Denver Art Museum, 1981.
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Hassrick, Peter. Frederic Remington: Painting, Drawings and Sculpture in the Amon Carter and Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1973.
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Schriever, George. "Russell Remington." Southwest Art, (May 1977), p. 40-55.
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Kansas City Star, February 5, 1911, p. 63, col. 5.
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New York Herald, March 31, 1888.
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Southwest Art, vol. 5, no. 3 (September 1975).
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Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles. American 19th & 20th Century Paintings, Watercolors & Sculptures. Los Angeles, sale 182 (October 20, 1975).
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Hassrick, Peter. Frederic Remington. An essay and catalogue to accompany a retrospective exhibition of the work of Frederic Remington. Fort Worth, Texas: Amon Carter Museum, 1973.
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The Anschutz Collection. Painters of the American West: The Anschutz Collection, Colorado, USA: Mall Galleries, London. Denver, Colorado: Anschutz Collection, 1983.
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The Anschutz Collection. Masterpieces of the American West. Denver, Colorado: The Anschutz Collection, printed by A. B. Hirschfeld Press, 1983.
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The Saint Louis Art Museum in conjunction with the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Frederic Remington: The Masterworks. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1988.
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Ballinger, James K. Frederic Remington. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1989.
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Remington ledger book of paintings, c. 1887-1892. No. 71.839. Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York.
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The Magazine Antiques, vol. 108 (September 1975), p. 395.
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National Museum of American Art. Inventory of American Paintings. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. On-line computer database in progress; BBHC copy for Remington's paintings dates October 10, 1984.
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McKown, Robin. Painter of the Old West. New York: Julia Messner, Inc., 1959.
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Anderson, Nancy K. George de Forest Brush- The Indian Paintings. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 2008
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The Henry Art Gallery. Myth of the West intro. by Chris Bruce.  New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 1990
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Hunt, Sarah Anschutz ed. American Museum of Western Art: The Anschutz Collection - Painters and the American West Vol. II. American Museum of Western Art, 2013
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The information presented here is based on the Catalogue Raisonné edited by Peter Hassrick in 2016 and was accurate to the best of our knowledge at that time.