The Black Bean Episode - Remington, Limited Edition Fine Art Print + A Cowboy Bonus

The Black Bean Incident According To Remington Frederic Remington is known for his depictions of the American West and the people who gave it life. At first, the New Yorker aspired to become one of the archetypal characters he would later render in ink and paint. Perhaps this was because he was restless like so many others who moved out west to reinvent themselves.  At home, a young Remington had dropped out of college and held several short-lived odd jobs. In Montana and Kansas City, he tried his hand at ranching, saloon-keeping and retail.  On all counts, he failed. Back in New York, desperate for a way to keep his home and wife, Remington threw himself into art. He'd dabbled before but now he had to stand on business. By the age of twenty-five, he was being paid to travel the West and draw what he saw. Remington's West was the Old West, unfettered by fences and barbed wire. As the Old West he knew faded away, the artist looked southward for inspiration. He traveled to Florida, Texas