John Gast - American progress

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John Gast – American Progress
The painting „American Progress“ by John Gast was made in 1872.
In the top right-hand corner there is a bright light and colours like yellow and orange dominate. You can see water and ships there. In the middle of the right hand side there is a railway, a telegraph pole as well as a telegraph wire. Furthermore there is a coach.
In the bottom left-hand corner there are the farmers who have already built a home and who are working on an acre with their bulls. In the foreground there are some pioneers who are moving westward. They have a horse.
In the centre there is a big goddess-like figure who carries a schoolbook. In addition you can see first settlers in the middle who also are moving westward.
Above the bear there are the native Americans, the Indians, who also take refuge.
In the top left-hand corner you can see a herd of buffaloes escaping west. There are also mountains and the right side is very dark in contrast to the left side.
I suppose that the artist used oils and a fine brush so that he could add all these details.
In the century in which the picture was made, the Americans thought that they were a nation chosen by God, a nation who shall lead the world. And you can see this thought in the picture. John Gast demonstrated it by showing the east, where the Americans have already settled, in a bright light. In contrast there is the dark west which is still populated by Indians and wild animals. The wild nature still exists. There is also the big bright goddess-like figure which is Columbia, a female personification of the USA. She carries a schoolbook which stands for education. It seems as if the area she passed becomes lighted. In addition she holds a telegraph wire which means that she brings electricity and technological progress.
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