| 词条 | American Progress |
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Other than he painted American Progress, and that he was born December 21, 1842, in Berlin, and died July 26, 1896, in Brooklyn,[2] little else is known about Gast's life. DescriptionAmerican Progress has become a seminal example of American Western art. The painting serves as an allegory for the Manifest Destiny and American westward expansion. The 12.75 by 16.75 inch painting was commissioned in 1872 by George Crofutt, a publisher of American Western travel guides, and has been frequently reproduced. The woman in the center is called "Progress", and on her head is what Crofutt calls "The Star of the Empire". Progress moves from the light-skied east to the dark and treacherous West, leading white settlers who follow her either on foot or by stagecoach, horseback, Conestoga wagon, wagon train, or riding steam trains.[3] Progress lays a telegraph wire with one hand and carries a school book in the other. As she moves westward, indigenous people and a herd of buffalo are seen fleeing her and the settlers.[4]American Progress visually portrays the process of American westward expansion. The figure of Progress is ushering an era of modernization, development, and advancement to the West, which in the painting is portrayed as a dark and savage place, especially when compared to the eastern side of the painting. But, with the ushering in of these developments, the indigenous people living in the West and their way of life is cast out. References1. ^Museum website entry 2. ^Obituary in the Brooklyn Eagle, July 27, 1896, p. 7, c. 2 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97507547/|title=American Progress|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=May 1, 2017}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/john-gast-american-progress-1872/|title=John Gast, American Progress, 1872|last=Sandweiss|first=Martha A.|date=|website=|access-date=May 1, 2017}} External links
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