Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)

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Object Details

Artist

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, born Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany 1816-died Washington, DC 1868

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton

Date

1861

Object number

1931.6.1

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

33 1/4 x 43 3/8 in. (84.5 x 110.1 cm.)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group\male

Indian

History\United States\westward expansion

Study\mural study

Allegory\other\civilization

Travel\land\stagecoach

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e4580084-442b-4de3-a2f2-6463cb6d9cbf

Record ID

saam_1931.6.1