S1E8 - Civilisations

Documentary · Tring History

David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century, showing the growing ambivalence with which artists reacted to the idea of progress, both intellectual and scientific, which underpinned the imperial mission and followed the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. As European artists questioned their civilisation’s ”advance’, American painters sought to capture an idea of their new nation’s `manifest destiny” in landscapes.

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• Tuesday, 18 Aug 17:40 – 18:45

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