Saturday, June 10, 2006

Thomas Cole - The Course of the Empire

A five panel chronology from 1836 (more here) . Click to enlarge


The Savage State



The Arcadian or Pastoral State



The Consummation



Destruction



Desolation

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful.

Ktauches said...

good political art.

I imagine the 1830s were a time of great empiric hubris in america. I'm sure cole was aware of (the relatively) vast destruction of the natural environment and native cultures.

Ktauches said...

good political art.

I imagine the 1830s were a time of great empiric hubris in America. I'm sure cole was aware of vast destruction (relatively) of our natural environment and native cultures.