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Remington Schuyler (1884–1955) was an American painter, illustrator and writer during the early to mid twentieth century. He was born in Buffalo, New York and was named after Frederic Remington, a relative of his mother's and an extremely accomplished artist from the period. After graduating from high school Schuyler went on to study at Washington University. He went on to receive scholarships to the National Academy in Rome and the Académie Julian in Paris after which he spent time studying at the Art Students League in New York with the influential draftsman, George Bridgman.〔(Schuyler, Remington painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer )〕 In 1906 Schuyler studied with Howard Pyle in Wilmington, Delaware.〔(ROCKWELL CENTER FOR AMERICAN VISUAL STUDIES )〕 Thanks to his association with Howard Pyle, Schuyler landed his first published illustration on the cover of ''The Saturday Evening Post'', which he was soon working regularly for along with ''Pearson's'' and ''Munsey's Magazine'' In 1916 Schuyler moved to 76 Huguenot Street in New Rochelle, New York, a prestigious artist community with neighbors such as J. C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell. New Rochelle was also the home of his recently deceased namesake, Frederic Remington. After the Great war Schuyler worked steadily doing interior illustrations for ''Life'', ''St. Nicholas'' and ''Century'' magazines. He was also doing many pulp covers for ''FRONTIER STORIES'', ''WEST'', and ''SHORT STORIES''.〔’’Remington Schuyler's West: Artistic Visions of Cowboys and Indians’’, by Henry W. and Jean Tyree Hamilton; published by the South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2004.〕 During the 1920s he sold interior story illustrations to ''Life'', ''St. Nicholas'', and ''The Century''. He also painted cover illustrations for pulp magazines, such as ''Frontier Stories'', ''Short Stories'', and ''Wild West Weekly''.〔(Pulp Artists - Remington Schuyler )〕 Schuyler did illustrations for ''Boys' Life'' and the ''Boy Scout Handbook'' as part of his thirty years service as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts.〔(REMINGTON SCHUYLER Scouting's Other Artist )〕 Other books illustrated by Schuyler included ''Daniel Boone'', ''Wilderness Scout'' by Stewart Edward White, ''Indian Hunting Grounds'' and ''Great White Buffalo''. He also was active as a mural painter and was editor of the Architectural Record for a period. During the Depression years, he painted many covers for pulp magazines and worked as a muralist for the WPA artist's program in Connecticut. After the end of the pulp era, Schuyler moved back to his birth state, Missouri, and taught art at Missouri Valley College. He died in 1955 at the age of 71.〔(Laurie’s Wild West - Remington Schuyler and his Wild West Weekly Covers )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Remington Schuyler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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