File:American Progress (John Gast painting).jpg
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John Gast: American Progress
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| Title |
American Progress  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
allegory |
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| Description |
English: This painting shows Manifest Destiny, the belief in westward expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It was widely distributed as an engraving called "Spirit of the Frontier". Settlers are moving west, guided and protected by Columbia, aided by modern technology like railroads, and driving Native Americans and bison into obscurity. Columbia represents America, dressed in a Roman toga to represent classical republicanism, and brings the enlightened east to the darkened west. |
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| Date |
1872 |
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| Medium |
oil |
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| Dimensions |
height: 29.2 cm (11.4 in) ; width: 40 cm (15.7 in) |
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| Accession number |
92.126.1 (Autry Museum of the American West) |
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| References | https://picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/john-gast-american-progress-1872/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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The author died in 1896, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930. |
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | |
| Annotations | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
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