From Blacksí Backs to Othersí: Looking Westward

• Emanuel Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Makes Its Way (Westward Ho!)

  • Original sketch, p.154
  • Finished work in U.S. Capitol, p.197

• Whatís changed between these two versions?

• What has Leutzeís title derived from Coleís Course of Empire series?

• What idea of ìAmericaî or ìAmericansî can we derive from the works of this time period that weíve seen?

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