Frederic Remington studied at the Yale Art School and the Art Students League in New York City before traveling westward for his health in 1880. Soon he began producing western illustrations for Harper's Weekley and Outing magazines, establishing his reputation as a reporter of U.S. Military and Indian life in the west.

A Dash for the Timber reflects the conflict of the 1880's on the western plains as Indians fought against white intrusion into their hunting lands. This action packed scene reveals a desperate dash by eight riders for the protection of nearby timber where perhaps a stand can be made against superior numbers.

This was the second major painting by Remington in 1889 and was shown at the fall National Academy exhibition in New York. Remington, who was only 28 at the time, received very favorable reviews for this work. The Hearld newspaper said, "It marks an advance of one of the strongest of our young artists."

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