Young America Making His Mark
ca. 1840–49
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
image: 13 3/8 x 9 7/16 in. (34 x 23.9 cm) sheet: 17 13/16 x 13 1/2 in. (45.3 x 34.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Accession Number
54.90.1110
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Young America Making His Mark" is a vibrant color lithograph from around 1840–49, created by an anonymous American artist during a period of burgeoning national pride. Produced as part of the Edward W. C. Arnold Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this print measures about 13½ by 9½ inches and captures the spirit of youthful ambition through its depiction of boys or young men, as suggested by its tags. The title evokes the era's optimistic vision of America as a dynamic, forward-looking nation. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking in the 19th century by allowing...