Manifest Destiny and the West - National Gallery of Art
Together these elements illustrate the idea of manifest destiny, a belief (held by some) that expansion of the US westward toward the Pacific Ocean was destined and justified. Across …
American Progress - Wikipedia
American Progress is an 1872 painting by John Gast, a Prussian -born painter, printer, and lithographer who lived and worked most of his life during 1870s in Brooklyn, New York. …
Manifest Destiny | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Manifest Destiny is a post-apocalyptic vision of the Brooklyn waterfront submerged beneath elevated waters, a victim of the effects of climate change. On the left, a futuristic suspension …
Picturing US History - John Gast, American Progress, 1872
John Gast, a Brooklyn based painter and lithographer, painted this picture in 1872 on commission for George Crofutt, the publisher of a popular series of western travel guides. Few Americans …
American Progress, (painting) - Smithsonian Institution
A woman with long blond hair, dressed in classical style in a flowing white gown that is off one shoulder, floats westward through the air. She is the figure of "Progress" and on her forehead …
Envisioning Manifest Destiny - Smithsonian American Art Museum
What did Manifest Destiny mean to the United States? How did Native Americans and African-Americans fit into Westward Expansion? This lesson plan compares Emanuel Leutze's 1861 …
Terra Collection Initiative: Manifest Destiny/Manifest …
Aug 29, 2014 — Over the course of the nation’s history, America’s embrace of its “manifest destiny” has been gradually displaced by a growing sense of its “manifest responsibility” to protect …
Envisioning Manifest Destiny - Smarthistory
In this study for a public mural at the U.S. Capitol Building, Emmanuel Leutze visualized the concept of Manifest Destiny, combining religious and patriotic imagery to glorify westward …
Manifest Destiny and the West: Activities - National Gallery of Art
Which work of art in this module best illustrates this ideology? Ask your students to select one work, conduct additional research, and defend their choice using any visible and uncovered …
Manifest Destiny Painting by John Gast | Overview & Analysis
Nov 21, 2023 — Learn about John Gast's 1872 American Progress painting. Read about the meaning of the John Gast painting and its representation of Manifest Destiny and the west. …