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John Gast, 1872 “American Progress” or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny”
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• What symbols of “Progress” are depicted? • What is “Manifest Destiny”? • Who or what is missing?
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Analysis by Prof. Naoko Shibusawa, Brown University (1:46)
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Why did Gast paint this?
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George Crofutt
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John Gast, 1872 “American Progress” or “The Spirit of Manifest Destiny” Backstory Radio: “Creatures of Empire”