Extremely desirable vintage off-white 4.75 x 7.5 album page signed on both sides: an ink signature, "Frederic Remington, New Rochelle, N.Y., 1901," who adds an exceptional small sketch of an artist's palette above his signature; and on the opposite side, two ink signatures, "Theodore Roosevelt, Nov 28th 1902" as president, and "Charles W. Fairbanks, April 17, 1908" as vice president. In fine condition. A lasting friendship between Remington and Roosevelt commenced when the artist received a commission to do eighty-three illustrations for Roosevelt's 1888 book Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail. Remington continued to send Roosevelt complimentary editions of his latest works over the years, and he eventually became a war correspondent and illustrator during the Spanish-American War. His wartime experience and firsthand account of the assault on San Juan Hill by American forces, including those led by Roosevelt, inspired Remington to create the bronze statuette, The Broncho Buster, a cast of which was presented to Roosevelt upon the Rough Riders' stateside return. A magnificent union of American pioneers.
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