Title
Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way
Subject
Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny
Description
The railroad disrupts nature and bears down on the viewer, with the locomotive's light shining like a jewel. Wild deer scatter to the left, but the cleared field offers no refuge--the stumps, that catch the light of the west-setting sun, and the still sunlit cabin, are a sign of progress.
Creator
Andrew W. Melrose
Source
Museum of the American West
Los Angeles, CA
Date
1867
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Oil on canvas
Height: 64.8 cm (25.51 in.)
Width: 116.8 cm (45.98 in.)
Language
English
Type
Still Image