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•America, from The Four Continents
•Unknown, 1800
•Wears clothing similar to those of ancient Greek Women
•Wears liberty pole and cap, representing the American Revolution and the French Revolution
•Feathers in cap and cowering native American represent dominance over Indians
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•The Murder of Jane McCrea
•John Vanderlyn, 1850
•Represents Native Americans as actors along the line of westward expansion.
•Native American poses and bodies reference antiquity sculptures
•Symbolized colonial women of the new nation
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•The Artist in His Museum
•Charles Wilson Peale, 1820
•Peale pulls back the curtain showing American species that he had excavated.
•Inspired by nature
•Presents a combination of science and art, imbued with nationalist sentiment.
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Asher B. Durand
Kindred Spirits 1850
Represents manifest destiny
American artist meeting in the wilderness
Vast mountains in the distance capture Americas grandure
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•Thomas Cole:
•Distant View Of Niagara Falls 1830
•Perched on edge of water
•Dark clouds with small patch of blue in corner and bright white spray
•Dominant position in center
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•Thomas Cole:
•The Falls of Kaaterskill, 1826
•View below waterfall
•Entangled in dense undergrowth of forest
•Stormy clouds with small patch of blue sky ro right
•Native American on rock in center
–Evidence of the popularity of the site with toursist that might interfere with the sublime
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