COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
SAAM.1931.6.1
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SAAM.1931.6.1
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb
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Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1816 Germany-1868 USA
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1816 Germany-1868 USA
Creator Dates/Places
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Biography:
Came to U.S. in 1825.
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Came to U.S. in 1825.
Biography
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
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Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
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Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
Title
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Title Type:
Title
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Title
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1861
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1861
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1861
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1861
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1861
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1861
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
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oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
33 1/4 x 43 3/8 in. (84.5 x 110.1 cm.)
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33 1/4 x 43 3/8 in. (84.5 x 110.1 cm.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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Washington, DC, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1931.6.1
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1931.6.1
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
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Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
lower left in oil: E. Leutze . 1861lower left in oil: DANIEL BOONElower right inoil: CAPT. CLARKframe back upper left in felt-tipped pen and ink: 31.6.1.Bupper centerin oil: WESTWARD/THE.COURSE.OF/EMPIRE/TAKES/ITS. WAYupper right in oil: PLUS ULT
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lower left in oil: E. Leutze . 1861lower left in oil: DANIEL BOONElower right inoil: CAPT. CLARKframe back upper left in felt-tipped pen and ink: 31.6.1.Bupper centerin oil: WESTWARD/THE.COURSE.OF/EMPIRE/TAKES/ITS. WAYupper right in oil: PLUS ULT
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/rights.html"target="_new">http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1931.6.1.tif
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SAAM.1931.6.1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false