Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way / Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Gallery Label

0126.1615

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way

Creator(s):

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (Artist)

Culture:

German

Date:

1861

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.1615

Previous Number(s):

0126.1615; 19607

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 37 1/2in. (95.3cm)
Width: 47 3/4in. (121.3cm)
Depth: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)

Image:

Height: 30in. (76.2cm)
Width: 40 1/2in. (102.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb

Birth Date:

1816

Death Date:

1868

Nationalities:

German (culture, style, period)

Roles:

German painter, 1816-1868, active in the United States

Gender:

male

Events:

active (professional function)

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed in lower left

Tags and Search Terms

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Leutze, Emanuel. Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way. 01.1615. 1861. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011615 (10/05/2018).

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