Remington's DONE IN THE OPEN by Frederic Remington which was previously owned by famous Pin-Up artist, Arnold Armitage and artist, Henry Lovins.
Rare book, featuring beautiful illustrations of Native Americans and Soldiers by artist, Frederic Remington, with an Introduction and Verses by Owen Wister and others.
Interesting provenance: The personal history of this book is interesting too, illustrations by famous artist, owned by famous artists living in Hollywood.
About the book: Seventy-seven drawings: a splendid portfolio of vigorous outdoor scenes--portrait vignettes, full-page, and double-page illustrations--by this most famous of Western artists, accompanied by verses by the author of the prototype Western novel, The Virginian. Included is a double-page spread in color, "Caught in the Circle: the last stand of three troopers and a scout overtaken by a band of hostile Indians" which is everything a Remington should be. Dykes, Remington 333; Howes R204 Original pictorial boards, cloth spine, somewhat worn.
Large oblong 4to (12 3/4" x 9 3/4"), white pictorial boards beveled gilt edges. 15 half-tone plates with lettered/printed tissue guards. First Edition. Introduction by George S. Rowe, describes how Remington captures the Romantic image of the Indian as a fighter and a natural fixture of a frontier that is now gone, preserved only in art and imagination. |
Copyright: MCMIII (Copyright 1902) P.F.Collier & Son, Publishers. New York. 11 ¼ x 16 ¼. Fantastic illustrations (full-page, double-page and portrait vignettes) by Remington including 1 double-page in color. |
About PIN-UP ARTIST WHO OWNED THIS BOOK:
Arnold Armitage (1899-1991) was a British-born artist and illustrator, best known for his work with pin-up art. He moved to the United States around 1925 and settled in Hollywood, California, working with Foster and Kleiser Company, which produced billboards. Also, as a teacher at LA's first independent art school, the Hollywood Art Center School and was friend of artist, Henry Lovins. This book has a very interesting personal history!
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