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by Linda Osmundson (Author)
How this artist brought the West to life. Filled with paintings and sculptures by Western artist Frederic Remington, this young readers' guide to art appreciation is complete with background information about the artist and historical facts. Readers will learn all about Remington's techniques. Some of his lessons include what he did to make action look real in his sculptures and how he focused viewers' attention in a painting. The author provides specific questions for each piece, followed by illuminating answers which provide a basis for studying art in general.
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Although Frederic Remington lived in upstate New York, the West fascinated him. His desire to capture the spirit of this rugged region led him to drop out of Yale's art program because it focused on the old masters. Remington illustrated for magazines that sent him on assignments from Canada to Mexico and even Cuba. He filled his studio with props he brought back to help him re-create a dying frontier on canvas and in bronze. In his short life, he produced more than three thousand paintings and sketches and twenty-two bronze sculptures.
In this one-on-one tour of thirteen Remington art works, prompts draw the reader's attention to details that casual viewers miss. These questions lead to further discussion. Readers gain a better understanding of the artist's process, cowboy life in the 1800s, and the techniques of looking at art. In the introduction, teachers learn how to incorporate Remington's art into their curriculum.
Linda L. Osmundson has written more than 120 articles for regional and national publications. A former presenter at the National Docent Symposium, she is the author of How the West Was Drawn: Cowboy Charlie's Art. As a docent trainer, she taught art in the classroom workshops for volunteers. She has served as a docent in four major art museums and two galleries. Osmundson lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Author Biography
Passionate about writing, teaching, and art, Linda L. Osmundson has contributed to these endeavors all her life. Her articles appear in regional and national publications for teachers, parents, travelers, Seniors, and children, such as Family Circle, Arts and Activities, and nine Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Osmundson writes consistently for a local newspaper. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Northern Colorado Writers, and Colorado Authors' League.
Osmundson served as a docent at a number of museums and galleries, including the Phoenix Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Hearst Gallery, Loveland Museum/Gallery, and the Denver Art Museum, where she received the Teacher of the Year Award. She presented at the 1991 National Docent Symposium. As a longtime art enthusiast, Osmundson appreciates many genres and artists. She studied and collected prints of the nineteenth-century Western painter Charles Russell for more than three decades.
Osmundson graduated from East Texas State College with a degree in elementary education and a minor in English. She completed courses at the Institute of Children's Literature. As a teacher, she taught kindergarten through eighth grade and adult continuing education. She taught lay people in her church how to teach and museums docents how to give interactive tours. Now she gives school programs on art appreciation and her books.
Osmundson lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband, Bob. Her three sons presented her with seven grandchildren including two sets of twins. Discover more about Linda L. Osmundson at her website www.LindaOsmundson.com.
