A Sure Sign
1902
Frederic Remington was the go-to guy for romanticizing the American West, and this 1902 piece is a perfect example of his gritty realism. You see a pack train trudging across a bleak landscape, led by a cowboy on a white horse who seems to be contemplating the bleached buffalo skull in the foreground. That skull is the 'Sure Sign' of the title—a grim reminder of the vanishing wilderness and the harsh realities of frontier life. It’s a quiet, dusty moment that feels like a snapshot from a classic Western movie, long before Hollywood existed.
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