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Summary
Emanuel Leutze: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
Artist
Emanuel Leutze
(1816–1868)
Alternative names
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Description
American-German painter, artist and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death
24 May 1816
18 July 1868
Location of birth/death
Gmünd, (now Schwäbisch Gmünd)
Washington DC
Work location
Munich; Philadelphia
Authority file
: Q452321
VIAF: 37680930
ISNI: 0000000066766149
ULAN: 500005129
LCCN: n82096322
WGA: l/leutze
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q452321
Title
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)
Object type
painting
Date
1861
date QS:P571,+1861-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
height: 33.2 in (84.4 cm); width: 43.3 in (110.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,33.25U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,43.375U218593
Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Native name
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Parent institution
Smithsonian Institution
Location
Washington, D.C., United States of America
Coordinates
38° 53′ 52″ N, 77° 01′ 24″ W
Established
1829
Website
http://americanart.si.edu/
Authority file
: Q1192305
VIAF: 146976922
ISNI: 0000000122847868
ULAN: 500311465
LCCN: n81062959
NLA: 36217051
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q1192305
Accession number
1931.6.1
Place of creation
United States of America
Credit line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton
References
Google Arts & Culture asset ID: RgGCDNd9Y2l73w
Smithsonian American Art Museum artwork ID: 14569
Source/Photographer
This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of a cooperation project.
Other versions
Smithsonian American Art Museum: online database: entry 14569
Completed mural in Capitol
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