Help your students explore works of art as primary documents.
"Nature has spread for us a rich and delightful banquet. Shall we turn from it? "
—Thomas Cole, "Essay on American Scenery" (1836)
Help your students explore works of art as primary documents.
"Nature has spread for us a rich and delightful banquet. Shall we turn from it? "
—Thomas Cole, "Essay on American Scenery" (1836)
Explore the diverse history of the United States through its art. Seeing America is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
Bank of America's Masterpiece Moment
While the movement of her body, buoyancy of her drapery and beating of her wings reflect the energy characteristic of the Hellenistic era, the artist and patron remain unknown. Learn more about this sculptural masterpiece with the President and CEO of the Musée du Louvre.