The painting was painted to encourage Americans to help expand westward. “The phrase was first used in 1845 by journalist John L. O’Sullivan, then an influential advocate for the Democratic Party.
Furthermore, what book is the woman holding in American Progress?
Also question is, what does the woman in the Manifest Destiny image represent?
This allegorical depiction of “Manifest Destiny” was painted by John Gast in 1872. In it a female spirit, related to the figure of Liberty, leads a march of pioneers and technological progress ever westward. In one hand she holds a “school book,” representing enlightenment; with the other she spools out telegraph wire.
What is depicted on the left side of the painting Manifest Destiny?
The painting is set on an American landscape, with the right half of the painting representing eastern America, and the left half of the painting representing western America.
What is the subject of this John Gast painting American Progress?
John Gast’s American Progress was painted in 1872. It depicts the westward expansion of the United States. In the painting, settlers and then-novel technology, such as covered wagons, railroads, and horse-drawn carriages move westward, guided by an angel.