The Legend of John Brown
Artist/Maker
Jacob Lawrence
(United States, 1917-2000)
Date1977
MediumSilk screen prints on Domestic Etching paper, through hand‐cut film stencils
DimensionsImage: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 25 7/8 in. (50.8 × 65.7 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 25 7/8 in. (50.8 × 65.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Kathryn Primas, A.B. '99
Object number2020.3.13
DescriptionJohn Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on the surrounding plantations, freeing slaves.On View
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