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

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

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
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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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure group\male
Indian
History\United States\westward expansion
Study\mural study
Allegory\other\civilization
Travel\land\stagecoach
Record ID
saam_1931.6.1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e4580084-442b-4de3-a2f2-6463cb6d9cbf
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