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| Keywords: American progress.JPG This painting shows Manifest Destiny the belief that the United States should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean In 1872 artist John Gast painted a popular scene of people moving west that captured the view of Americans at the time Called Spirit of the Frontier and widely distributed as an engraving portrayed settlers moving west guided and protected by Columbia who represents America and is dressed in a Roman toga to represent classical republicanism and aided by technology railways telegraph driving Native Americans and bison into obscurity It is also important to note that Columbia is bringing the light as witnessed on the eastern side of the painting as she travels towards the darkened west http //jaredfarmer net/curios/trees-poles-and-progress/ Jared Farmer John Gast painter 1872 PD-old-auto 1896 US Images uploaded by User Jeff G Western United States 1872 paintings 1872 in the United States Romantic allegorical paintings Personifications of the United States Bison bison in art Nationalism in the United States Paintings of Native Americans Art of the United States Telegraphy History of rail transport in the United States Horses of Native Americans in art Covered wagons in art allegories of progress Racism in the United States Stereotypical Plains Indians | ||||
