American Progress
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| Artists | John Gast |
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| Year | 1872 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 11 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in. (29. 2 cm x 40 cm) |
| Owners | Autry Museum of the American West |
| Subject | Manifest destiny |
| Accession | 92. 126. 1 |
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| ID | 2870990 |
About American Progress
American Progress is an 1872 painting by John Gast, a Prussian-born painter, printer, and lithographer who lived and worked most of his life in Brooklyn, New York. American Progress, an allegory of Manifest Destiny, was widely disseminated in chromolithographic prints.
