This painting inspired the title of a painting set near Council Bluffs, Iowa which shows a deer crossing the tracks as the headlight of a train approaches the viewerÂ—that painting is by Andrew Melrose.
This painting inspired the title of a painting set near Council Bluffs, Iowa which shows a deer crossing the tracks as the headlight of a train approaches the viewerÂ—that painting is by Andrew Melrose. A pair of axemen can be seen chopping trees against the forested background on this painting's left, which is cut across by the outstretched arm of a man mounted on a horse with a rifle. A series of blue ribbons on this painting's decorative border display its title, which is taken from Verse on the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America by George Berkeley. This painting is on display in the House Wing of the United States Capitol. A train of pioneers and covered wagons passes by as a man plants a flag on a rocky outcropping at this painting's center. For 10 points, identify this huge depiction of the realization of manifest destiny, painted by Emanuel Leutze.
This painting inspired the title of a painting set near Council Bluffs, Iowa which shows a deer crossing the tracks as the headlight of a train approaches the viewerÂ—that painting is by Andrew Melrose.
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way [or Westward Ho]