From the Vault

To complete our stock show series, today we’ll highlight the legend of the Fort Worth Stock Show and its connection to the Sid Richardson Museum collection. One artist included in our current exhibition Western Treasures is Frank Tenney Johnson.  Like Remington, Johnson began his career as an illustrator for many popular magazines. He studied under the likes of Richard Lorenze, a well-known painter of Western subjects, and John Henry Twachtman of the Art Students League, New York. Frank Tenney Johnson, Trouble On The Pony Express, ca. 1910 – 1920, Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches [...]

Today marks the 152nd birthday of Frederic Remington. The artist was born on October 4, 1861. To celebrate this occasion, I thought it appropriate to share a fun fact. Did you know Remington once stayed in Fort Worth? The artist passed through Texas many times on his trips to the Southwest. In 1888, Century Magazine had hired Remington to document the “Wild Tribes” in Arizona. During his return to New York, Remington spent a night in Fort Worth at the Ellis Hotel. At the time, the Ellis Hotel was located on the corner of 3rd and Throckmorton, which is just [...]