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, 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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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
Subjects: Indian
Figure group — male
History — United States — westward expansion
Study — mural study
Allegory — other — civilization
Travel — land — stagecoach
Object Number: 1931.6.1
Research Notes: 1931.6.1.pdf
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1931.6.1