American Progress
Painting by John Gast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the newspaper, see American Progress (newspaper). For the 1937 mural, see Josep Maria Sert.
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 Brooklyn, New York. American Progress, an allegory of manifest destiny, was widely disseminated in chromolithographic prints. It is now held by the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California.[1]
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Artist | John Gast |
Year | 1872 (1872) |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Subject | Manifest destiny, Settler colonialism |
Dimensions | 11 1/2 in × 15 3/4 in. (29.2 cm × 40 cm) |
Location | Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California |
Owner | Autry Museum of the American West |
Accession | 92.126.1 |
Website | Exhibit website |
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