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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
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
- Artist
- Date
- 1861
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 33 1⁄4 x 43 3⁄8 in. (84.5 x 110.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Indian
- Study — mural study
- Allegory — other — civilization
- Figure group — male
- History — United States — westward expansion
- Object Number
- 1931.6.1
- Research Notes