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American Progress by John Gast, 1872.

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John Gast    American Progress   (Allegory) 1872

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john gast, american progress, 1872, oil on canvas 11 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in

jenny odell, how to do nothing

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Just to expand on this, Columbia is the woman in white you see in the painting American Progress, created by John Gast in 1872:

 The painting is an allegory for Manifest Destiny (that idea that Colonial Americans were destined to spread across the continent), so one can see why that would upset someone like Geronimo. 

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John Gast - American Progress (1872)

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“Quando não consideramos que o homem diante de nós é um ser humano, poucas serão as restrições que a nossa consciência imporá ao nosso comportamento para com ele.”

Paul Auster, “A Trilogia de Nova Iorque”; “Progresso Americano”, pintura de John Gast: a América avança para oeste, empurrando índios e bisontes para as trevas.

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Manifest Destiny in Art Works

Manifest Destiny in Art Works

I recently visited a living history park 4 miles outside of Denver, a 12 acre land with the oldest house and a small farm. It served as a resting spot on the intersecting trails during the mid 1800s, when many were crossing from the East to the West. As I gazed at one of the stage coaches in the dilapitated barn, the words manifest destiny came to mind. Manifest destiny was the collective belief…

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John Gast American Progress