File:Westward.jpg
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Summary
Emanuel Leutze: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
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| Photographer |
photograph: Ad Meskens; |
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| Title |
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way Alternative title(s): |
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painting  |
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| Description |
English: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (May 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868) was a German American history painter best-known for his painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
In 1860 Leutze was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to decorate a stairway in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, for which he painted a large composition, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, which is also commonly known as Westward Ho!. The painting is a study for the mural. It celebrates the idea of the Manifest Destiny at the time when the Civil War threatened the republic. |
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| Date | 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 84.4 cm (33.2 in) ; width: 110.1 cm (43.3 in) |
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1931.6.1 (Smithsonian American Art Museum) |
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| Place of creation |
United States of America |
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| Source/Photographer | Own photograph of painting in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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