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The First Shot
The First Shot
The First Shot

The First Shot

Artist (1861 - 1909)
Date1888
Mediumoil on board
Dimensionsboard: 15 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (38.7 × 41.9 cm)
frame: 24 × 25 in. (61 × 63.5 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineRockwell Foundation
Object number79.110 F
DescriptionVertical rectangle; grisaille showing two men on rock ledge overlooking valley; one man holding rifle and firing it
Collections
  • Art of the American West
Not on view
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Heralding the Sunrise (illustration for "The Sun Dance and the Sioux" in Century Magazine, March 1890)
Heralding the Sunrise
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Remington, Frederic Sackrider
1888
A Thrilling Experience of Life on the Plains. Splitting a Herd of Stampeded Buffaloes
A Thrilling Experience of Life on the Plains. Splitting a Herd of Stampeded Buffaloes
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
1889
'As the smoke lifted He Discerned the Settler Kneeling for a Second Shot
'As the smoke lifted He Discerned the Settler Kneeling for a Second Shot
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
1890
Cutting Out a Steer (illustration for Theodore Roosevelt’s article “The Round Up" in Century Magazine, April 1888)
Cutting Out a Steer
(illustration for Theodore Roosevelt’s article “The Round Up" in Century Magazine, April 1888)
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
circa 1888
Untitled (Headpiece of Puncher and Bull)
Untitled (Headpiece of Puncher and Bull)
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
1893
The Apache
The Apache
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
1890
Abandoned (illustration in Century Magazine, November 1890)
Abandoned
(illustration in Century Magazine, November 1890)
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
1890
"And I after Him as Fast as My Horse Could Run"
"And I after Him as Fast as My Horse Could Run"
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
circa 1888
The Mountain Man
The Mountain Man
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
Modeled 1903; Cast 1910
The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
circa 1889
The Outlaw
The Outlaw
Remington, Frederic Sackrider
Modeled 1906