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

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:48 PM

    Beautiful.

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  2. Ktauches2:53 PM

    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.

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  3. Ktauches2:55 PM

    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.

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