- April 13-July 13, 2003
Frederic Remington: The Color of Night
Overview: This exhibition of 29 paintings by American artist Frederic Remington explored the artist's experiments in painting darkness illuminated by moonlight, candlelight, and firelight. It was the first to focus exclusively on the artist's night scenes of the American frontier. The works were borrowed from public and private collections.
A public symposium, The Art of Darkness: Frederic Remington's Nocturnes, was held on April 20.
The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, in association with the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa. Nancy K. Anderson, associate curator of American and British paintings, was the curator. The exhibition was sponsored by Target Stores.
Attendance: 124,145 (92 days)
Location: East Building, Upper Level, North Bridge
Catalogue: Frederic Remington: The Color of Night, by Nancy K. Anderson et al. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2003.
Brochure: Frederic Remington: The Color of Night, by Nancy K. Anderson. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2003.
Web site: A Web feature, based on the catalogue essay by Nancy K. Anderson, presented a biography of Remington and an exploration of his techniques and subject matter. Related Online Resources
- Other venues:
- Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa
- August 10-November 9, 2003
- Denver Art Museum, Denver
- December 13, 2003-March 14, 2004
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