1. American progress through pain
... thus implying that God blessed the land. Their paintings were made to illustrate their admiration for this power, but also to celebrate the importance of the rising nation. The very year Thomas Cole made The Hunter's Return (1845) saw the United States territory grow significantly. Florida entered ... he lived. America was still a new country, and many considered it as a Garden of Eden, plentiful and wild. Mountains, woods, waterfalls and other wonders of nature, as depicted in The Hunter's Return, can symbolize the marvels of the frontier. In the painting, we can see a welcoming cabin, ...
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