American Progress

Fig. 3. George A. Crofutt, American Progress. 1872. Chromolithograph. After the painting American Progress by John Gast. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-DIG-ppmsca-09855.

From Fashion Nation: Picturing the United States in the Long Nineteenth Century by Sandra Tomc

The print shows an allegorical female figure of America leading pioneers westward, as they travel on foot, in a stagecoach, Conestoga wagon, and by railroads, where they encounter Indigenous people and bison. The female figure is dressed in a skimpy white classical garment that seems ready to blow away from her body and leave her naked.
Creator(s)	Crofutt, George A.
Contributor(s)	Gast, John
Subjects	Literary Studies:19th Century Literature American Studies
Date	1873
Related Section	Chapter 1
Keywords	westward expansion American Progress settler colonialism colonization John Gast frontier U.S. nationalism Manifest Destiny
Content Type	chromolithograph
Language	English
Citable Link	Citable Link

Rightsholder	public domain
Copyright Status	public domain
Credit Line	Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-09855
Holding Contact	Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-09855

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