In from the night herd
1886
Frederic Remington captured the gritty reality of the American West in this moody 1886 scene, where a lone cowboy stands watch over his bedded-down crew. The dramatic, almost theatrical lighting highlights the sheer exhaustion of the night shift, while a restless white horse waits patiently in the shadows. This evocative illustration actually launched Remington's career when it was published in Harper's Weekly, forever shaping how the world imagines the rugged, lonely life of the Old West cowboy.
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