Focus on The Rocket (painting) and analyze the Background.
Edward Middleton Manigault (1887–1922) was considered an experimental, visionary artist and today he is seen as an early representative of the Modernist movement from Canada and America. He was born in London, Ontario.The artist may have been inspired by the sight of firework displays along the Hudson River in the fall of 1909, commemorating Henry Hudson's discovery of the river in 1609 and the launching of Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont in 1807. This was one of the first steamboats, and the first one to float on the Hudson.
Modernist movement Hudson River Robert Fulton Edward Middleton Manigault London, Ontario Henry Hudson steamboat red Clermont