作為非正規騎兵的印第安人

1890

弗雷德里克·雷明頓是美國西部的終極編年史家，這套1890年的插圖讀起來就像是為邊疆非正規騎兵準備的視覺檔案。我們看到一排堅韌的偵察兵——阿帕奇人、克勞人和一名基奧堡偵察兵——手持步槍擺出姿勢，旁邊是一套略顯幻想色彩的「理想制服」，看起來更像牛仔戲服而非真正的軍事裝備。中心人物是騎在馬上的羅伯遜中尉，看似隨時準備行動，而底部的偵察哨所素描則將這些傳奇人物錨定在現實之中。雷明頓常常將西部浪漫化，但在這裡，他捕捉到了那些作為軍隊耳目之人的具體而粗糲的細節。

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