To protect them from burning sunlight, they typically wear large hats with wide brims; boots to help them ride horses and bandanas to prevent them from dust.

Therefore, because of the desire to distinct from the Europe in both the cultural and political aspect, there were some writers who started to explore a national art that would stand for the New World than the Old.

Benjamin West, who painted The Death of General Wolfe, admitted this error and fixed it by added a pair of moccasins at the left corner.

[10] After the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, artists and explorers were inspired by the changes to enter the westward which provided a stage for the young to challenge their talent.

The later enter of the mature artists helped to form the integrated picture of the westward expansion, shaping the view of democracy value of American.

Catlin began drawing portraits of Indians in more than 50 tribes, also recording hunting scenes, tribal rituals and landscapes in his paintings.

Thomas Moran, the painter of western vistas, created the last panoramic canvas of the region, Shoshone Falls on the Snake River.

[15] This painting expresses the will of protecting western natural resource, however, after Moran visited this fall, a project for irrigation ruined the river.

Maynard Dixon, American painter, changed to easel paintings of Indians and landscapes rendered in a nearly cubist/realist style from illustrations of the Old West.

Carl Rungius, who was a nature and animal plein-air painter, is a typical example for this, therefore, he continued recording the western wild life over decades for this career.

[20] Sculptors also recorded the western American in their unique way, which through utilizing their views of the Old West to create the sculptures for animals, cowboys, indians, and frontiersmen.

At the end of 1920s, the tendency toward portrayals of Indians and romanticised views of their customs declined, meanwhile, interest toward avantgarde ideas increased.

[28] Russell's artistic works covered a various subjects, containing the daily life in the West, historical events and the traditional activities of the cowboys.

[29] During the journey through the rough Montana terrain with beef cattle, they passed where bands of disloyal Piegans and Crows had recently finished a grievous fight.

The herd was stopped by the red warriors who asked them to pay the tradition toll for each head of cattle when they crossed the Crow reservation.

To save the traditional lifestyle in the West, he devoted to the changes of center of interest that turned to the drama and conflict which considered as the essential part of the life of western American.

[34] Remington maintained a sense of tension and drama in his artistic works to show the wild and natural features of the West.

He showed a talent in manage complex compositions and his artistic works were commented as modern and out-standing by some critics on which his style was mostly naturalistic.

[36] Although Remington had a high status, there were some critics pointed out that he was weak and unconfident at the color which limited the development of his artistic career.