We are pleased to announce the placement of Sally Farnham’s portrait of her friend, the artist and illustrator Neysa McMein, 1920.

BEAUTY & STRENGTH: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AMERICAN SCULPTOR SALLY JAMES FARNHAM. 

A permanent exhibition gallery at the Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York

Sally James Farnham

American, 1869 – 1943

Neysa McMein, 1920

Browning plaster, gesso, paint

12 1/2 H. x 6 1/4 W. x 7 1/2 D. inches

Signed on base: Sally James / 1920

“It is difficult to decide which is the more fascinating, Mrs. Farnham the woman or Mrs. Farnham the artist” remarked a 1931 reviewer of the career of American sculptor Sally James Farnham. In the first half of the 20th century, Farnham (1869-1943) achieved fame and critical acclaim for her monumental public sculptures and intimate, expressive portraits. But in the second half, she fell into obscurity. The permanent exhibit reintroduces to contemporary audiences a brilliant, charming, and determined artist, helping her regain the recognition she so richly deserves.

Like Frederic Remington, Farnham had childhood roots in Ogdensburg, and maintained ties to the area throughout her life. Although self-trained as an artist, Farnham sought the advice of established male sculptors, beginning with Frederic Remington. Farnham and Remington became cordial friends, corresponded about their sculptures, and admired one another’s work. The two had many things in common, including North Country roots, fathers who were Civil War officers, and a love of horses and riding. When Remington died in 1909, his widow, Eva Remington, asked Farnham to oversee the production of Remington’s final two sculptures, The Stampede and the remodeled, large-size Broncho Buster."



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