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Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett was an inspiration for Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. He represented the stereotypical hunter. This stereotype was used by Tait in his painting to depict the hunters. -
Thomas Cole
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Thomas Cole emigrates
In 1818, Thomas Cole emigrates to the United States. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise passes in the same year the Winter Scene in Brooklyn is made. -
Winter Scene in Brooklyn
This painting by Fancis Guy depicts what daily life was like in the early 19th century. This theme with expanding villages and towns and making a life in America coincides with the Frontier. Francis Guy did this painting in the last year of his life. -
Thomas Cole starts landscapes
His first exhibition of small paintings of the Catskill mountains. -
The Lion of the West
Play by James Kirke Paulding, which opened in New York City on April 25, 1831. Davy Crockett was the inspiration for the play's main hero. This was the first depiction of Davy Crockett's influence on American culture at the time. -
Life and Adventures of Colonel David Crockett of West Tennessee
This work was renamed as "Sketches and Eccentricities of Colonel David Crockett of West Tennessee." This made Davy Crockett more of a legend and a part of the mythical story telling in America. -
Davy Crockett Dies
Davy Crockett dies in the battle of the Alamo. -
The Death of Thomas Cole
The Death of Thomas Cole brought about the life of Asher Brown Durand's "Kindred Spirits" painting. It was a memorial to Cole, and it has Cole in the actual painting. Thomas Cole was a 19th century artist who founded the Hudson River School of landscape painting. -
Kindred Spirits
This painting by Asher Brown is a memorial for Thomas Cole and depicts him with William Cullen, another artist. The painting's landscape and features of greenery are similar to the painting of both Cole and Cullen. -
President Franklin Pierce
President Pierce was Inaugurated. -
Bleeding Kansas
A bill that would repeal the Missouri Compromise becomes law. Kansas becomes a battleground over slavery. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait paints "The life of a Hunter: A Tight Fix" during this. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
President Franklin Pierce signs the act into law. -
The Life of a Hunter: A Tight Fix
This piece by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait is iconic in depicting what it was like to be a bear hunter during the 1800s. This painting shares a similar theme with the Frontier; it is about expanding into unfamiliar territory and making a living.
