"Alaska purchase"

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.

Organizers hope to erect a bronze sculpture of William Henry Seward by the 150th anniversary of the Alaska purchase.

Secretary of State who engineered Russian America purchase will be commemorated