Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study for the United States Capitol building), 1861, oil on canvas, 84.5 x 110.1 cm (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Sara Carr Upton, 1931.6.1), A Seeing America video
Speakers: Carol Wilson, Lunder Education Chair, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Steven Zucker
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