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

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton, 1931.6.1
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861, oil on canvas, 33 1443 38 in. (84.5110.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton, 1931.6.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
Date
1861
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
33 1443 38 in. (84.5110.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Travel — land — stagecoach
  • Figure group — male
  • Indian
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Study — mural study
  • Allegory — other — civilization
Object Number
1931.6.1
Research Notes

Works by this artist (17 items)

Frank Espada, Alberto (South Bronx, New York), 1981, printed ca. 1995, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.12, © 1981, Frank Espada Photography
Alberto (South Bronx, New York)
Date1981, printed ca. 1995
inkjet print
Not on view
Frank Espada, Untitled (Two boys, East New York), 1964, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.8, © 1964, Frank Espada Photography
Untitled (Two boys, East New York)
Date1964
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Frank Espada, No Parking (Williamsburg, Brooklyn), 1974, printed ca. 1995, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.10, © 1974, Frank Espada Photography
No Parking (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Date1974, printed ca. 1995
inkjet print
Not on view
Frank Espada, Untitled (Three Kings Day Parade – leaving), 1981, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.16, © 1981, Frank Espada Photography
Untitled (Three Kings Day Parade – leaving)
Date1981
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
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