mar 5, 1867 - Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Description:
painted by Albert BierstadtTHEME: Frontier/nature/westward expansion
Features travelers immigrating westward - captures spirit of romanticism
Sunset in the west where travellers are heading, wild looking forrest
Cold, scary looking mountains to the east
All meant to embody the glory of the west.
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Date:
mar 5, 1867
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~ 159 years ago