Expanding Civilization's Effect on Art

By ReedA
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    The Expansion of the U.S.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The End of the Mexican-American War

  • Kindred Spirits

    Kindred Spirits

    Asher Durand painted Kindred Spirits to represent the prospective nature of man moving into nature as open frontier.
  • Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn

    Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn

  • The Alaskan Purchase

  • Creation of Yellow Stone Park

    President Ulysses S. Grant signed Yellowstone Park into law creating the world's first national park.
  • Catteleya Orchid, Two Hummingbirds and a Beetle

    Catteleya Orchid, Two Hummingbirds and a Beetle

    Martin Heade painted Catteleya Orchid, Two Hummingbirds and a Beetle between 1875 and 1890 emphasizing nature's beauty using a fantasy style.