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

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Copied Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol), 1861, oil on canvas, 33 ¹⁄₄ x 43 ³⁄₈ in. (84.5 x 110.1 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)
Artist: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
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: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Keywords: Indian
Study — mural study
Allegory — other — civilization
Figure group — male
History — United States — westward expansion
Object Number: 1931.6.1
Research Notes: 1931.6.1.pdf
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1931.6.1