When this mural in the U.S. Capitol was painted in the ’90s, ideas about Western Expansion and Manifest Destiny had evolved. The artist wanted his work to reflect the understanding that the West wasn’t empty land before the settlers arrived.
When this mural in the U.S. Capitol was painted in the ’90s, ideas about Western Expansion and Manifest Destiny had evolved. The artist wanted his work to reflect the understanding that the West wasn’t empty land before the settlers arrived.