<strong><strong></strong></strong><strong><em>The Promised Land-The Grayson Family</em></strong>
<strong>Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny</strong>
<p><strong>The people shown are the Graysons, and they were part of the great westward expansion of the United States during the mid-1800s.The Graysons traveled overland from Missouri to California in 1846, two years ahead of the Gold Rush that drew so many more fortune seekers to California. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Mr. Grayson became very wealthy in the West and commissioned this painting to tell his family’s story. He gave specific instructions to the artist, William Jewett, about the clothing, the setting, and other details in the portrait. <br /></strong></p>
<strong><strong>William Jewett</strong></strong>
<p><strong>Terra Foundation for American Art</strong></p>
<p><strong>Daniel J. Terra Collection</strong></p>
<p><strong>Chicago, Illinois</strong></p>
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<strong>1850</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Oil on canvas</strong></p>
<p><strong>50 3/4" by 64"</strong></p>
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<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Boone's First View of Kentucky</strong></em>
<strong>Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny</strong>
<p><strong><strong></strong>Daniel Boone is pointing out toward the west, and the future state of Kentucky.</strong></p>
<strong>William Ranney</strong>
<p><strong>Indianapolis Museum of Art</strong></p>
<p><strong>Indianapolis, Indiana</strong></p>
<strong>1849</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<div class="value"><strong>Etching</strong></div>
<div class="mercury-mdd mdd-dimensions"><br /><div class="value"><strong>5 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (image) </strong></div>
<div class="value"><strong>8 1/2 x 11 in. (sheet)</strong></div>
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<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still image</strong>
<em><strong>Emigrants Crossing the Plains</strong></em>
<strong>Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny</strong>
<p><strong>Redefined by territorial expansion in the mid-1800s, the boundary of the American West shifted from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, fueled largely by exploration and emigration along the Oregon Trail, among others. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Over the course of fifty years, almost 400,000 people traveled the 2,170-mile route, leaving their farms along the East Coast in hopes of securing fertile land in the Oregon Territory. </strong></p>
<p><strong>American artist Albert Bierstadt documented his journey on the trail, capturing the dramatic panoramas and indomitable spirit of the emigrants on his oversized canvases. With their rich colors and pristine details, these romanticized images roused an already fascinated American public to begin their own westward adventure.</strong></p>
<strong>Albert Bierstadt</strong>
<strong>National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum</strong><br /><strong> Oklahoma City, OK</strong>
<strong>November 27, 1867</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Oil on canvas </strong></p>
<p><strong>67" x 102"</strong></p>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>