Young Spanish Officer 

Frederic Remington sketched "Young Spanish Officer" with ink on paper. Remington gained fame depicting the American West, yet during the Spanish-American War, he served as a war correspondent, an experience which shifted his artistic focus. This sketch provides insight into the era's complex power dynamics. The officer, a figure of authority, is rendered with a certain assuredness, but the medium, ink on paper, lends a sense of immediacy and vulnerability. Remington, deeply embedded in the cultural context of his time, presents a narrative laden with colonial undertones. How does the artist's perspective, as an American, influence the portrayal of this Spanish officer? Remington's work serves not only as a historical record, but as an opportunity to reflect on how identities are constructed and perceived amidst conflict.