-What key message did Horatio Greenough's 1853 sculpture The Rescue and the 1874 dime novel cover for a Daniel Boone story, which used Greenough's sculpture as the basis for its artwork, send to the American public?
A) Both images showed that life on the frontier was unsuitable for women and children.
B) Both images depicted the Indian as a noble savage.
C) Both images proclaimed Indian savagery and justified white supremacy.
D) Both images illustrated how the warrior dominated the frontiersman.

Question

-What key message did Horatio Greenough's 1853 sculpture The Rescue and the 1874 dime novel cover for a Daniel Boone story, which used Greenough's sculpture as the basis for its artwork, send to the American public?
A) Both images showed that life on the frontier was unsuitable for women and children. 
B) Both images depicted the Indian as a noble savage. 
C) Both images proclaimed Indian savagery and justified white supremacy. 
D) Both images illustrated how the warrior dominated the frontiersman.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Both images, Horatio Greenough's 1853 sculpture The Rescue and the 1874 dime novel cover for a Daniel Boone story, conveyed the notion of "Indian savagery" and justified the ideology of white supremacy. This was a common theme in 19th-century American art and literature, reflecting and reinforcing the prevailing attitudes of the time towards Native Americans and the expansion of white settlers across the continent.

-What Key Message Did Horatio Greenough's 1853 Sculpture the Rescue