Art on the American Frontier

Art on the Frontier

Period: Apr 2, 1800 to Mar 31, 1900

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

The Louisiana Purchase adds 828,000 square miles to the U.S. effectively doubling its` size, leading to the development of the american west.

War of 1812 Begins

Jun 18, 1812

Britian and America go to war again.

War of 1812 ends

Feb 18, 1815

The war greatly weakened the Native American`s hold on the region and drastically boosted american pride and nationalism.

Jacksonian Democracy

Apr 2, 1830

Andrew Jackson begins the Jacksonian Democracy. The urge for westward expansion increases drastically.

Manifest Destiny is coined.

Apr 2, 1845

John L. O`Sullivan coins the term for Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny guides westward expansion for the next 50 years

Kindred Spirits is painted

Apr 2, 1849

Asher Brown Durand paintes a tribute to the aritst Thomas Cole.

A Tight Fix-Bear Hunting

Mar 31, 1856

Painted by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait in 1856.

Yosemite Falls

Mar 31, 1884

Thomas Hill paints Yosemite Falls in 1884.