Poor white folks and Western squatters : James Henry Beard's images of emigration

Author

Husch, Gail E.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

American art. 1993, Num. 3, Vol. 7, 14-39, 18 ill. (3 col.)

ISSN

1073-9300

Abstract (en)

Analyzes the iconography of Beard's images of western emigration in the United States in the first half of the 19th c., dating ca.1845-1850, positing that his melancholy representations were intended to serve as a statement against manifest destiny. Considers his depictions of Native Americans, which share this discouraging attitude toward westward expansion by whites at the expense of the Native Americans. Explains the political context in which these works were produced, noting in particular Beard's support of Henry Clay's campaign against territorial acquisition and the western spread of slavery.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• Beard, James Henry, 1812-1893
• Painting
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Iconography
• Manifest Destiny
• Politics
• Emigrants
• United States, Western
• Views
• Indians of North America
• Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Beard, James Henry, 1812-1893
• Peinture
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Iconographie
• Manifest Destiny
• Politique
• Emigrés
• Etats-Unis de l'Ouest
• Vues
• Indiens d'Amérique du Nord
• Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950101-00309757

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