In the fall of 2020, the Portland Museum of Art presented Mythmakers: The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington, the first exhibition to explore the unexpected resonances between the themes, artistic sensibilities, and technical processes of these two great American artists and exploring the mythologies both artists perpetuated in their work. Co-organized by the PMA, Denver Art Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Mythmakers situates Homer and Remington within their historical moment, highlighting moments of convergence in their biographies, their chosen subject matter, and their experimentation across media in an era of profound social change.

459K digital reach

Virtual Programs and Digital Content 

In-Person Attendance

Small group tours 

• 166 members attended 21 small-group tours 

Public Programs

• “Mythmakers: The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington Opening Lecture” with Diana Greenwold and Maggie Adler, 131 attendees 

• “Mythical Landscapes: Art, Environment, and Conservation in the art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington” with Diana Greenwold and Jonathan Labaree, 65 attendees 

12,700 visitors during the run of the show 

Mythmakers Videos and Digital Content

• Mythmakers: The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington Opening Lecture 

• Homer through a Painter’s Eyes with Reggie Burrows Hodges

• Winslow Homer through a Veteran’s Eyes with Doug Rawlings 

• American Empire Building and the Cult of Masculinity at the turn-of-the-century  

• Dom Flemons: Black Cowboy Music in Frederic Remington’s West

• Mythical Landscapes: Art, Environment, and Conservation in the Work of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington 

• Native American Imagery in the Work of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington with James E. Francis and Darren Ranco 

360 virtual tour