1858, Montrose, IA; d. 1923, Washington, DC, b. 1879, Worcester, MA; d. 1980, Worcester, MA, b. 1894, Charleston, SC; d. 1975, Queens, NY, b. 1868, Augusta, GA; d. 1967, Savannah, GA, b. Tragic Prelude | NCpedia 1896, Newark, NJ; d. 1991, New York, NY, b. Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3740. [1], Emporia Gazette editor William Allen White began the campaign to get Curry to paint murals for his native Kansas rather than Wisconsin (whose university offered him employment he could not find in Kansas). 1884, Warwickshire, England; d. 1968, Tryon, NC, b. 1857, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1944, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1875, Fulton County, KY; d. 1968, Nashville, TN, b. 1903, Caldwell County, TX; d. 1970, Lockhart, TX, b. 1875, Bridgeport, AL; d. 1945, Oxford, GA, b. 1934, Yanceyville, NC; d. 2004, Chapel Hill, NC, b. 1908, Ashland, KY; d. 1998, Mill Valley, CA, b. 1852 or 1853, Westmoreland County, PA; d. 1951, Washington, DC, b. 1857, Cornwall, CT; d. 1941, White Plains, NY, b. 1869, Richmond, VA; d. 1931, Falls Church, VA, b. 1899, Knoxville, TN; d. 1971, Knoxville, TN, b. 1900, New York, NY; d . 1908, Savannah, GA; d. 1991, Savannah, GA, b. 1884, Smiths Grove, KY; d. 1960, Walterboro, SC, b. 1896, Fort Robinson, NE; d. 1977, Washington, DC, b. 1890, Charleston, WV; d. 1968, Charleston, WV, b. 1874, Mobile, AL; d. 1958, Castle Hill, VA, b. Murderer. 1859, Huntsville, AL; d. 1928, Richmond, VA, b. Hilda Terry], b. 1890, Cincinnati, OH; d. 1983, Green Valley, AZ, b. 1889, Louisville, KY; d. 1971, Phoenix, AZ, b. 1868, Cincinnati, OH; d. 1935, Cincinnati, OH, b. 1880, Wilmington, DE; d. 1946, Wilmington, DE, b. Address: 300 SW 10th, Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785.296.3966Website: www.kshs.org/places/capitol/index.htm. 1903, Jefferson County, WV; d. 1981, Kearneysville, WV, b. 1868, Wheeling, WV; d. 1957, Huntington, WV, b. 1938, Atlanta, GA; d. 2020, Bedford, NH, b. 1882, Loudoun County, VA; d. 1940, Washington, DC, b. 1874, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1950, Annapolis, MD, b. But, as the country expanded west to territories across the Mississippi River, with American settlers displacing the Indigenous inhabitants and forming new states, that balance began to falter. 1915, Denmark, SC; d. 2010, Hickory, NC, b. 1847, Bourbon County, KY; d. 1921, Paris, KY, b. 1909, Brooklyn, NY; d. 1991, New York (buried in Greensboro, NC), b. 1906, New Orleans, LA; d. 1986, New Orleans, LA, b. 1914 Harrisburg, PA; d. 1977, Roanoke, VA, b. 1877, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1931, DC or Long Beach, CA, b. It is on the second floor of the State Capitol, Brown towering over any viewer who steps up there. 1848, Georgetown, DC; d. 1931, Washington, DC, Totten, Hedvig Erika "Vicken" von Post {Brjesson}, b. 1850, Jackson, TN; d. 1934, Elmsford, NY, b. 1919, Montgomery, AL; d. 1945, France or Germany, b. 1895, Charlotte, NC; d. 1974, Spartanburg, SC, b. 1870, NY; d. 1964 (buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA), b. 1874, England; d. 1963, Washington, DC, b. 1889, Wetzel County, WV; d. 1981, Clarksburg, WV, b. 1930, Surry County, NC; d. 2017, Yanceyville, NC, b. Tragic Prelude is a mural painted by Kansan John Steuart Curry for the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka, Kansas. [5], The image was used as the album cover of Kansas (1974), the debut album of the rock band Kansas. 1862, Birmingham, AL; d. 1959, Birmingham, AL, b. 1879, New Orleans, LA; d. 1943, New Orleans, LA, b. 1893, Marion, OH; d. 1986, Nashville, TN, b. 1883, Darlington, SC; d. 1963, Greenville, SC, b. 1907, Boston, MA; d. 1977, Washington, DC, b. 1848, Parkersburg, WV; d. 1928, Parkersburg, WV, b. 1867, Evanston, IL; d. 1934, New Orleans, LA, b. 1911, Belize (British Honduras); d. 2004, Sicily Island, LA, b. Sourced from scholarly and primary materials, as well as museum archives, exhibition records, and socio-cultural records, the list is neither exhaustive nor perfect. 1877, Columbus, GA; d. 1965, Columbus, GA, b. 1858, Louisville, KY; d. 1958, New Orleans, LA, b. Based on The Tragic Prelude, Curry's mural for the rotunda of the Kansas State Capitol, this lithograph portrays the abolitionist martyr John Brown, best remembered for his failed attempt to incite a slave uprising by raiding a military arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Augustus Washington, John Brown, daguerreotype, 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7/16 in. 1873, Savannah, GA; d. 1956, Savannah, GA, b. 1909, New York, NY; d. 1968, Pittsburgh, PA, b. 1880, Bates County, MD; d. 1971, Washington, DC, b. 1858, Ellsworth, ME; d. 1925, Washington, DC, b. and the caning of abolitionist Charles Sumner on the Senate floor.The Pottawatomie Massacre escalated the violence in Kansas to a fever pitch, drawing federal troops to the territory. 1918, Troutville, VA; d. 2006, Roanoke, VA, b. 1924, Akron, OH; d. 1994, New Smyrna Beach, FL, b. circa 1865, Calhoun, GA; d. 1942, Clarksville, TN, b. 1922, Copperhill, TN; d. 2012, Copperhill, TN, b. 1843, Pass Christian, MS; d. 1911, St. Louis, MO, b. 1895, Dana, IN; d. 1983, Nashville, IN, b. 1894, Keeling, VA; d. 1949, Danville, VA, b. 1894, Russellville, AL; d. 1974, Chicago, IL, b. 1890, Birmingham, AL; d. 1961, Sarasota, FL, b. 1887, Hartford, CT; d. 1948, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1902, Waupaca, WI; d. 1990, New Orleans, LA, b. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits. 1857, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1942, Thomaston, CT, b. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. Curry was an American Regionalist painter. 1915, Broadwell, OH; d. 2011, West Chester, PA, b. possibly 1847, Flintstone, MD; d. 1924, b. 1884, Chapel Hill, NC; d. 1934, Asheville, NC, b. John Brown first became a nationally known figure in 1856 through his actions in the Kansas Territory, three years before the raid on Harpers Ferry. 1892, Lynchburg, VA; d. 1980, Lynchburg, VA, b. 1910, Hazlehurst, MS; d. 1981 McComb, MS, b. 1883, Washington, DC; d. 1939, Washington, DC, b. 1867, St. James Parish, LA; d. 1950, New Orleans, LA, b. 1886, Stockholm, Sweden; d. 1950, possibly in Washington, DC, b. 1890, Warren County, KY; d. 1987, Warren County, KY, b. 1908, Louisville, KY; d. 1969, Louisville, KY, b. 1903, New Orleans, LA; d. 1935, New Orleans, LA, b. 1916, San Francisco, CA; d. 2007, Petaluma, CA, b. 1894, Fall River, MA; d. 1984, DC (buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA), b. 1903, New Orleans, LA; d. 1990, New Orleans, LA, b. 1863, Savannah, GA; d. 1924, Savannah, GA, b. 1897, Spartanburg, SC; d. 1988, Nashville, TN, b. 1912, Iowa City, IA; d. 1996, Washington, DC, b. 1883, Richmond, VA; d. 1942, Richmond, VA, b. 1898, North East, PA; d. after 1976, Erie, PA, b. 1899, Springfield, MO; d. 1991, Washington, DC, King, Myrtle Valdosta Braddy Jones (see Jones, Myrtle "Berr" Valdosta Braddy), b. John Brown was enraged by the attack on Sumner, which motivated his actions at Pottawatomie. 1899, New York, NY; d. 2001, Sarasota, FL, b. 1887, Chattanooga, TN; d. 1927, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1884, Chestnut Hill, MA; d. 1964, Cambridge, MA, b. 1903, New York, NY; d. 1997, Montclair, NJ, b. Frederick Douglass, who had to flee to England to escape possible retribution for his knowledge of Browns plans, later gave a speech praising him, saying that If John Brown did not end the war that ended slavery, he did at least begin the war that ended slavery. [3], Lincoln denied that Republicans supported Brown in his, https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/john-brown-american-art-in-context/, Topic: Antebellum America, Civil War and Reconstruction, John Brown's "tragic prelude" to the U.S. Civil War. 1901, Baltimore, MD; d. 1993, Baltimore, MD, b. 1901, Jackson, MI; d. 2008, Haywood County, NC, b. 1910, Wilmington, NC; d. 1999, Fairfax, VA, b. 1865, Puerto Principe, Cuba; d. 1951, San Francisco, CA, b. 1908, New Orleans, LA; d. 2004, Atlanta, GA, b. 1920, New York, NY; d. 1964, Georgetown, DC, b. 1891, Rockridge County, VA; d. 1977, Tryon, NC, b. Perhaps the best-known painting of a benevolent Brown is Thomas Hovenden's The Last Moments of John Brown (1882-1884). The information, Services, Products, and materials contained in this site, including, without limitation, text, graphics, and links, are provided on an "as is" basis with no warranty. 1923, Atlanta, GA; d. 2015, Carrollton, GA, b. Oil on canvas, Dimensions:
1876, Cambridge, MA; d. 1973, Redding Ridge, CT, b. 1921, Greenville, MS; d. 1977, Memphis, TN, b. 1863, Washington, DC; d. 1935, York, PA, b. The three figures are rarely discussed as part of the work. Curry depicted Brown larger-than-life in an open, stark landscape besieged by a tornado, a meteorological symbol for the conflict, and with an enslaved man at his side. 1927, Washington, DC; d. 1992, Washington, DC, b. 1889, Washington, DC; d. 1975, Winchester, MA, b. 1888, N. Arlington, VA; d. 1976, Washington, DC, b. 1899, Gulfport, MS; d. 1994, Gulfport, MS, b. 1865, Beech Grove, TN; d. 1947, Beech Grove, TN, b. 1925, Chicago, IL; d. 2010, Manhattan, NY, b. 1878, Cleveland, OH; d. 1969, Coconut Grove, FL (b. Brooklyn, NY), b. 1897, Montgomery, AL; d. 1973, Montgomery, AL, b. 1891, Charleston, SC; d. 1987, Charleston, SC, b. John Steuart Curry Murals, state capitol, Topeka - Kansas Sampler 1840, Norfolk, VA; d. 1911, New York, NY, b. 1911, Vienna, Austria; d. 2008, Stockholm, SE, b. Mrs. B. 1876, Richmond, VA; d. 1960, Charlottesville, VA, b. 1849, Evansville, IN; d. 1903, Bowling Green, KY, b. 1873, Oak Grove, VA; d. 1955, Falls Church, VA, b. 1870, Salisbury, NC; d. 1960, Chapel Hill, NC, b. 785.296.3966; capitol@kshs.org. 1924; Cleveland, OH; d. 2016, Pahokee, FL, b. 1854, Savannah, GA; d. 1930, Northhampton, MA, b. 1888, Union Dale, PA; d. 1950, Warrenton, VA, b. 1898, Ft. Worth, TX; d. 1978, Ft. Worth, TX, b. 1893, Torresdale, PA; d. 1968, Woodstock, NY, Smith, Effie Anderson Spencer [a.k.a. 1906, Mobile, AL; d. 1995, Magnolia Springs, AL, b. 1881, Savannah, GA; d. 1966, Savannah, GA, b. 1869, Monticello, FL; d. 1969, Los Angeles, CA, b. 1869, Nashville, AR; d. 1955, Prescott, AZ, b. 1911, Moreland GA; d. 1990, Lithonia, GA, b. 1911, Rome, Italy; d. 2006, Putnam Valley, NY, b. 1887, Sun Prairie, WI; d. 1986, Santa Fe, NM, b. 1889, Wilmington, NC; d. 1980, Wilmington, NC, b. Full information can be found at the official Visit Topeka webpage. 1875, Canton, OH; d. 1959, Davenport, FL, b. 1919, New Orleans, LA; d. 2018, New Orleans, LA, b. 1876, Jackson, MS; d. 1949, New York, NY, b. 1920, Brandon, MS; d. 2008, Madison, MS, b. 1917, Kansas City, MO; d. 1997, Birmingham, AL, b. 1877, Paterson, NJ; d. 1983, Sandy Spring, MD, b. 1883, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1980, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1871, Charleston, WV; d. 1961, Charleston, WV, b. Pleasant, SC; d. 2010, Mt. B." 1911, Fayette, KY; d. 1982, Lexington, KY, b. 1914, Richmond, VA; d. 2003, Richmond, VA, Thompson, Dora "Dody" Harrison {Diffenderfer} {Warren} {Weston}, b. 1917, Oberlin, KS; d. 2007, Paradise Valley, NV, b. 1913, Cincinnati, OH; d. 2001, Richmond, VA, b. 1871, Siegfrieds Bridge, PA; d. 1953, Devon, PA, b. 1929, North London, England; d. 2013, Gulfport, MS, b. 1910, Brooklyn, NY; d. 2003, South Charleston, WV, b. 1878, Copenhagen, Denmark; d. after 1940, b. Please be aware that other websites may be accessed through our site and they may collect personally identifiable information about you. The Time Trial of John Brown - American Civil War Museum 1925, San Angelo, TX; d. 2009, Taos, NM, b. 1873, Sterling, IL; d. 1944, Washington, DC, b. 1901, Martin County, NC; d. 1970, Martin County, NC, b. 1859, Mount Healthy, OH; d. 1938, Paris, France, b. 1914, St. Louis, MO; d. 2006, St. Petersburg, FL, b. 1896, Carthage, MS; d. 1947, Jackson, MS, b. 1877, Augusta, GA; d. 1965, Charleston, SC, b. 1890, San Rafael, CA; d. 1946, Columbia, SC, b. 1877, Salisbury, NC; d. 1961, Washington, DC, b. 1864, Boston, MA; d. 1953, Washington, DC, b. 1873, Petersburg, VA; d. 1957, Petersburg, VA, b. 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Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. 1891, Montgomery, AL; d. 1984, Montgomery, AL, b. 1920, Roanoke, VA; d. 2012, Coral Springs, FL, b. 1884, Malden, MA; d. 1979, Washington, DC, b. 1896, Baltimore, MD; d. 1980, Philadelphia, PA, Cohen, Isabel M. {Doud} (see Doud, Isabel M. Cohen), b. 1890, Chelsea, KS; d. 1980, Kensington, MD, b. 1881, New York, NY; d. 1976, El Paso, TX, b. 1875, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1930, Switzerland, b. 1895, San Francisco, CA; d. 1989, Frenchtown, NJ: TN: Daingerfield, Marjorie Lundean b. 1907, Delco, NC; d. 2007, Wilmington, NC, b. 1847, Newport, NY; d. 1918, Asheville, NC, b. It's even more fun when you realize . 1899, Baltimore, MD; d. 1989, Atlantic City, NJ, b. 1895, Washington, DC; d. 1973, Provincetown, MA, Bowman, Jean Eleanor {Magruder} {Mackay-Smith} {Morgan}, b. 1863, Syracuse, NY; d. 1941, Washington, DC, b. Several events in the 1850s contributed to a growing belief among anti-slavery activists that the Slave Power, as they called it, had gained control of the U.S. government: the introduction of a brutal Fugitive Slave Law (1850) required northern citizens to assist in the capture of enslaved people who had escaped; the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) repealed an earlier ban on slavery in new territories north of the, Detail, John Steuart Curry, Tragic Prelude , 193742, oil and egg tempera 11 6 x 31 feet (Kansas statehouse, Topeka). Playlist: Bringing It Back featured five songs from this album and five from Masque. 1858, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1948, Folly Cove, MA, b. 1894, Hartwell, GA; d. 1956, Tarpon Springs, FL, b. 1904, Charleston, SC; d. 1995, Charleston, SC, b. 1911, Baltimore, MD; d. 1982, Baltimore, MD, b. Adobe and Microsoft operate under their own privacy and security policies, and the way they may collect and use information can be further evaluated at: www.adobe.com and www.microsoft.com. . Driving Directions & Map Weekdays: 9 - 5 Weekends: CLOSED Admission is Free Tours Available Hourly Groups by Reservation. 1870, Glendale, OH; d. 1955, Columbus, OH, b. 1897, Pass Christian, MS; d. 1975, Pass Christian, MS, b. 1859, Jacksonport, AR; d. 1928, Memphis, TN, b. Whitney Museum of American Art. 1890, Indianapolis, IN; d. 1961, Nashville, TN, b. 1922, Honolulu, HI; d. 2020, Tryon, NC, b. 1887, Chapel Hill, NC; d. 1983, Charlotte, NC, b. List of artwork by John Steuart Curry - Wikipedia 1884, Louisville, KY; d. 1981, Cambridge, MA, b. 1842, Pinckney, MI; d. 1934, Tryon, NC, b. 1912, Savannah, GA; d. 1969, Birmingham, AL (buried Savannah, GA), b. Dining Services. Brown was enraged by two recent attacks on abolitionists by pro-slavery forcesthe violent attack on the town of Lawrence, Kansas, then an abolitionist center. 1948, Little Rock, AR; d. 2003, Memphis, TN, b. He felt that the song "Aperu" has "Kansas at their best, with frequent use of time and tempo changes, and well developed musical themes, showing a group of outstanding players and arrangers. 1926, Washington, DC; d. 1956, Washington, DC, b. 1821, NY; d. 1885 (buried in Rockport, OH), b. (Cookies are small files that are stored in a visitor's browser.). 1904, Seward, IL; d. 1993, Pittsburgh, PA, b. 1902, Washington, DC; d. 1983, Dallas, TX, b. , Cite this page as: Dr. Kimberly Kutz Elliott, "John Browns tragic prelude to the U.S. Civil War," in, Reframing Art History, a new kind of textbook, Guide to AP Art History vol. 1890, Washington, DC; d. 1984, Washington, DC, b. Marital names that were not used as an artists primary identity are denoted in braces. 1903, Elkhart, IN; d. 1990, Los Alamitos, CA, b. 1900, New York, NY; d. 1977, Blowing Rock, AR, D'Alessio, Theresa Hilda Fellman [a.k.a. 1905, Columbia, SC; d. 1990, Tryon, NC, b. 1867, Lowell, MA; d. 1942, Winston-Salem, NC, b. 1917, Pennsylvania; d. 2013, Hendersonville, NC, b. 1892, Birmingham, AL; d. 1987, Panama City, FL, b. 1900, Louisville, KY; d. 1996, Louisville, KY, b. 1912, French Creek, WV; d. 2004, Buckhannon, WV, b. 1866, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1946, Los Angeles, CA, b. 1880, Turnersville, TX; d. 1934, LaGrange, GA, b. 1900, Pulaski, VA; d. 1994, Sarasota, FL, b. 1868, Washington, DC; d. 1921, Gloucester, MA, b. 1882, Benton, LA; d. 1966, Pass Christian, MS, b. 1885, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1918, New York, NY, Lange, Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn {Dixon} {Taylor}, b. Curry's interpretation of John Brown and the antislavery movement in Kansas Territory before the Civil War, is considered one of his best murals. 1866, New Orleans, LA; d. 1942, St. Louis, MO, b. 1888, Gering, NE; d. 1973, Kingsport, TN, b. 1900, Mooresville, NC; d. 1995, New Hope, PA, b. 1867, Russellville, KY; d. 1956, New Canaan, CT, b. 1899, Jackson, GA; d. 1977, Athens, GA, b. All of these words have been used to describe John Brown, the fiery abolitionist who led violent attacks against supporters of slavery in the years before the U.S. Civil War. 1905, New Bedford, MA; d. 1994, Jacksonville, NC, b. [2] The Commission decided, not without some controversy, that in contrast with the Missouri Capitol, where Benton was one of several artists, Curry would be the sole artist to create murals for the Kansas Capitol, on the theme of Kansas history. ], b. 1876, Coal Creek, TN; d. 1977, Knoxville, TN, b. 1875, Brooklyn, NY; d. 1959, Washington, DC, b. 1895, Upper Marlboro, MD; d. 1980, Upper Marlboro, MD, b. 1885, Washington City, DC; d. 1963, Washington, DC, b. 1866, New York, NY; d. 1936, Raleigh, NC, b. 1875, Vance, AL; d. 1957, Birmingham, AL, b. You may choose to provide us with personal information in an e-mail message to one of the addresses listed on our site. 1874, Nashville, TN; d. 1968, Nashville, TN, b. Brown and his allies engaged in battle with pro-slavery forces throughout the summer of 1856, becoming a ruthless leader whom southern slaveholders feared and northern abolitionists admired. 1876, Charleston, SC; d. 1964, Charleston, SC, Warren, Elizabeth Boardman "E. 1896, Charlottesville, VA; d. 1984, Charlottesville, VA, b. 1934, Lexington, NC; d. 2017, Northampton, MA, b. Albers, Annelise "Anni" Elsa Frieda Fleischmann, Burroughs, Victoria Margaret Taylor {Goss}, Catlett, Alice Elizabeth/Elizabeth Alice {White} {Mora}, Clark, Kate Freeman [a.k.a. 1909, Greenville, OH; d. 1991, Baltimore, MD, b. 1911, Washington, DC; d. 1996, Bethesda, MD, b. But from other perspectives, Brown succeeded beyond his wildest dreams: his execution elevated him to the level of an abolitionist martyr, garnering sympathy for the cause he was willing to die for. 1900, Ithaca, NY; d. 1990, St. Petersburg, FL, b. 1892, Decatur, AL; d. 1936, Decatur, AL, b. 1889, Sun Prairie, WI; d. 1961, Whittier, CA, b. 1860, Louisville, KY; d. 1942, Louisville, KY, b. John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude," on the second floor of the Kansas Capitol, features a larger-than-life John Brown. 1895, Louisville, KY; d. 1985, Bowling Green, KY, b. 1893, Spuyten Duyvil, NY; d. 1976, Bearsville, NY, b. 1889, New York, NY; d. 1961, Washington, DC, b. All rights reserved. We may compile and report aggregate statistics about our usersnumbers, traffic patterns, and related site informationbut these statistics will include no personally identifying information. Dewing Woodward], b. On the north wall it depicts abolitionist Kansan John Brown with a Bible in one hand, on which the Greek letters alpha and omega of Apocalypse 1:8 can be seen. 1928, Manhattan, NY; d. 2011, Darien, CT, d. 2006, Marin, CA; affiliated with Black Mountain College, b. 1918, New York, NY; d. 2002, Nyack, NY, b. 1891, Morrisville, NC; d. 1986, Raleigh, NC, b. 1900, Cameron, MO; d. 1982, New York, NY, b. 1887, Indianapolis, IN; d. 1975, Nashville, IN, b. 1862, New Orleans, LA; d. 1937, Biloxi, MS, b. 1905, Aledo, IL; d. 1983, Clearwater, FL, b. Guided tours given at 9, 10, and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Monday - Friday; Saturday at 10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Free. We will collect no personally identifying information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. 1890, Petersburg, VA; d. 1973, Louisville, KY, b. 1912, Brentwood, NY; d. 1965, Riverdale, NY, b. 1919, Union, SC; d. 2007 Isle of Palms, SC, b. 1856, Allegheny, PA; d. after 1931, possibly in NJ, b. 1864, Lynchburg, VA; d. 1953, Lynchburg, VA, b. 1906, Torrington, England; d. 1994, Cookeville, TN, b. 1864, Bowling Green, KY; d. 1948, Bowling Green, KY, b. 1898, St. Louis, MO; d. 1988, Washington, DC, b. 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John Brown was a veteran of the battles between anti-slavery and pro-slavery paramilitary groups in the 1850s known as Bleeding Kansas [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Kansas ]. 1923, Chicago, IL; d. 2012, Sacramento, CA, b. Springfield, Missouri 65806. 1844, Norfolk, VA; d. 1922, Norfolk, VA, b. 1905, McComb, MS; d. 1981, Jackson, MS, b. 1893, Washington, DC; d. 1990, Washington, DC, b. 1893, Effingham, IL; d. 1980, Silver Spring, MD, b. 1921, Wuppertal, Germany; d. 2010, Princeton, NJ, b. 1925, New Orleans, LA; d. 2003, New Orleans, LA, b. 1894, Harrisburg, PA; d. 1959, Charlotte, NC, b. 1873, Cumberland, WV; d. 1948, Lincoln, NE, b. John Brown was enraged by the attack on Sumner, which motivated his actions at Pottawatomie. 1915, Claremont, VA; d. 2004, Norfolk, VA, b. 1899, Ballston Spa, NY; d. 1984, Spartanburg, SC, b. 1899, New Orleans, LA; d. 1978, New Orleans, LA, b. We use the information that we collect only to help us make our site more useful to visitorsto learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. 1879, Tecumseh, MI; d. 1953, Summit County, OH, b. [1]:3739 No state money was involved; White led a fundraising campaign that easily succeeded in raising the money to hire Curry. Rich in symbolism, the painting depicts John Brown as an important, albeit fanatic man who would kill for his beliefs. If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are unblocked. 1927, Hollywood, CA; d. 2015, Narrowsburg, NY, b. 1918, Durham, NC; d. 2004, Chapel Hill, NC, b. 1864, Grafton, WV; d. 1952, New Orleans, LA, b. Although abolitionists praised Brown, many Republican politiciansincluding Abraham Lincolnsought to distance themselves from him. 1897, Natchitoches, LA; d. 1991, New York, NY, b. 1907, Baton Rouge, LA; d. 2006, Summit, OH, b. 2023 The Johnson Collection, LLC. 1885, Jefferson County, KY; d. 1975, Louisville, KY, b. 1888, Nashville, TN; d. 1969, Morgantown, WV, b. 1933, Elmhurst, IL; d. 2015, South Acworth, NH, b. 1908, Columbus, OH; d. 1985, Columbus, OH, b. 1889, Lewis County, WV; d. 1963, Weston, WV, b. Murderer. 1879, Columbia, SC; d. 1956, Charleston, SC, b. 1820, Orangeburg, SC; d. 1885, Charleston, SC, b. 1855, Worcester, MA; d. 1940, Brookline, MA, b.