1913, Louisville, KY; d. 1998, Louisville, KY, b. 1875, Blytheville, VA; d. 1961, Abilene, TX, b. Behind Brown are figures holding the flag of the United States and the battle flag of the Confederacy. 1908, Providence, RI; d. after 2008, Naples, FL, Lampert, Emma Esther (see Cooper, Emma Esther Lampert), b. 1848, Boston, MA; d. 1933, Hancock, NH, b. 1855, Worcester, MA; d. 1940, Brookline, MA, b. 1879, Denver, CO; d. 1969, Birmingham, AL, b. 1920, Dallas, TX; d. 1993, Baton Rouge, LA, b. 1854, Washington, DC; d. 1933, Washington, DC, b. 1894, Washington, DC; d. 1984, Alexandria, VA, b. 1943, New Orleans, LA; d. 2008, New York, NY, b. 1893, Warren County, KY; d. 1981, Warren County, KY, b. Some parts of the website may be animated using downloadable applications with Adobe's Shockwave/Flash, make video available through Microsoft's Media-Player, and use Adobe's Free Acrobat Reader. 1911, Birmingham, AL; d. 2004, Birmingham, AL, b. 1868, Rock Cave, WV; d. 1940, Jacksonville, FL, b. 1891, Charlottesville, VA; d. 1978, Yonkers, NY, b. The Johnson Collection is not responsible for the privacy practices of the websites that it does not operate. 1884, Frankfort, KY; d. 1965, Frankfort, KY, b. John L. Magee, Although he was under indictment for the Pottawatomie murders, Brown managed to evade capture and make his way to the northeast, where he was received enthusiastically by abolitionists. Springfield, Missouri 65806. However, the mural has other figures in addition to Brown, as it turns a corner and continues on another wall, making it difficult to photograph in its entirety. 1873, Savannah, GA; d. 1956, Savannah, GA, b. 1920, Baltimore, MD; d. 2018, Oakland, CA, b. 1875, West Milton, OH; d. 1952, New Orleans, LA, b. 1896, Carthage, MS; d. 1947, Jackson, MS, b. 1863, Washington, DC; d. 1935, York, PA, b. 1881, Louisville, KY; d. 1970, Louisville, KY, b. 1899, Baltimore, MD; d. 1989, Atlantic City, NJ, b. In no event shall the Johnson Collection be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential, damages, or any damages whatsoever, even if the Johnson Collection has been previously advised of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action under contract, negligence, or any other theory, arising out of or in connection with the use, inability to use, or performance of the information, services, products, and materials available from this site. 1878, Memphis, TN; d. 1963, Memphis, TN, b. You'll find it by the John Brown painting . 1896, Columbia, SC; d. 1972, Columbia, SC, b. 1878, Rome, GA; d. 1966, Birmingham, AL, b. Prophet. 1859, Mount Healthy, OH; d. 1938, Paris, France, b. Chronologically from right to left are the Franciscan missionary Fray Juan de Padilla and the conquistador Coronado, the first Europeans to visit the land that became Kansas, followed by a plainsman, who has just killed a buffalo. 1906, Richmond, VA; d. 1989, Richmond, VA, b. 1873, Madison, AL; d. 1948, Birmingham, AL, McDougall, Corinne Margaret Cunningham Collins, b. 1908, Walker County, AL; d. 1992, Parrish, AL, b. 1907, Boston, MA; d. 1977, Washington, DC, b. 1910, Brusly, LA; d. 2007, Schaumburg, IL, b. 1886, Chapel Hill, NC; d. 1950, Chapel Hill, NC, b. 1897, Orwood, MS; d. 1987, Memphis, TN, b. 1895, Bryants Mill, TX; d. 1974, Lexington, KY, b. 1926, Washington, DC; d. 2009, Asheville, NC, b. 1928, Manhattan, NY; d. 2011, Darien, CT, d. 2006, Marin, CA; affiliated with Black Mountain College, b. 1885, Baltimore, MD; d. 1968, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1833, Mnster, Germany; d. 1907, Austin, TX, b. 1921, Amsterdam, Netherlands; d. 2006, Charleston, SC, b. 1868, Brookline, MA; d. 1951, Cambridge, MA, b. 1930, San Antonio, TX; d. 2017, Jacksonville Beach, FL, b. 1864, Louisville, KY; d. 1938, Chicago, IL, b. 1883, Roxbury, MA; d. 1953, possibly in North Conway, NH, b. 1934, Natchez, MS; d. 2012, Pineville, MS, Brigham, Ruth Gertrude Richardson [Viktor?Flambeau, pseud. 1922, Buffalo, NY; d. 2016, East Aurora, NY, b. 1876, Washington, DC; d. 1966, Washington, DC, Nungester, Mildred Bernice (see Wolfe, Mildred Bernice Nungester), b. 1904, Valdosta, GA; d. 1989, Santa Fe, NM, b. 1917, New Orleans, LA; d. 2004, New Orleans, LA, b. 1882, Fernandina Beach, FL; d. 1967, Wilmington, NC, b. This site is intended for users over the age of 18. Jamboree Center, 5 Park Plaza, Suite 1500, Washington, District of Columbia 20006-4099, 300 South John Q. Hammons Parkway, Suite 800, Two Logan Square, 100 N. 18th Street, Suite 1920, Please browse our offices by states below. 1883, New York, NY; d. 1980, Norfolk, VA, b. 1867, Elmira, NY; d. 1898, Paris, France, b. 1929, Columbia, SC; d. 2003, Arlington, VA, b. 1883, Washington County, MD; d. 1912, Smithsburg, MD, b. 1897, Pass Christian, MS; d. 1975, Pass Christian, MS, b. 154 West Main StreetSpartanburg, SC 29306, 100 Dunbar StreetSuite 203Spartanburg, SC 29306. 1900, Louisville, KY; d. 1996, Louisville, KY, b. 1918, Fayetteville, NC; d. 2011, Bremerton, WA, b. Rich in symbolism, the painting from the Kansas state capitol depicts John Brown as an important, albeit fanatic man who would kill for his beliefs. 1937, Philadelphia, PA; d. 2005, Winston-Salem, NC, b. 1908, New Orleans, LA; d. 1968, New Orleans, LA, b. 1885, Savannah, GA; d. 1965, Hendersonville, NC, b. 1896, Winnsboro, SC; d. 1962, Washington, DC, b. 1881, Washington, DC; d. 1966, Warrenton, VA, b. Kansas State Historical Society, 785.272.8681, ext. 1897, Budapest, Hungary; d. 1980, Washington, DC, b. 1831, New York, NY; d. 1907, Washington, DC, b. 1901, New York, NY; d. 1990, Bay St. Louis, MS, b. 1885, Bellows Falls, VT; d. 1960, Moorestown, NJ, Roberts, Lucille Elizabeth "Malkia" Davis, b. 24 (as "John Brown, Detail Study of Kansas Mural"). 1903, Friendsville, MD; d. 1985, Beckley, WV, b. 1914, Goliad, TX; d. 1986, Pecos County, TX, b. 1904, London, KY; d. 1990, Hamilton, OH, b. 1867, Evanston, IL; d. 1934, New Orleans, LA, b. 1876, New Orleans, LA; d. 1960, Shandaken, NY, b. Ranking on the Billboard album chart as high as #174, the Kansas album in the months subsequent to its release in the spring of 1974 sold over 135,000 units. It is said that Curry considered his murals in the Kansas State Capitol to be some of his greatest paintings. 1878, New Orleans, LA; d. 1952, New Orleans, LA, b. 1885, New York, NY; d. 1965, New York, NY, b. 1911, Alexander City, AL; d. 2007, Alexander City, AL, b. 1876, St. Petersburg, Russia; d. 1961, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1859, Nashville, TN; d. 1944, Nashville, TN, b. We may compile and report aggregate statistics about our usersnumbers, traffic patterns, and related site informationbut these statistics will include no personally identifying information. 1912, Plainfield, NJ; d. 1993, Bucks County, PA, b. 1879, Coal Creek, TN; d. 1958, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1884, Leesville, VA; d. 1974, Lynchburg, VA, b. 1910, Birmingham, AL; d. 2000, New Orleans, LA, b. 1886, Cloutierville, LA; d. 1988, near Natchitoches, LA, b. 1858, Montrose, IA; d. 1923, Washington, DC, b. 1873, Warwickshire, England; d. 1952, Tryon, NC, b. 1890, Norfolk, VA; d. 1983, Norfolk, VA, McNaughton, Mary Hunter [a.k.a.MacNaughton], b. The Time Trial of John Brown - American Civil War Museum Songsheet featuring the lyrics of the John Brown Song, later called John Browns Body. Julia Ward Howe wrote new lyrics for the melody, producing The Battle Hymn of the Republic, which became the anthem of U.S. forces during the Civil War. Washington later emigrated to Liberia. 1891, Newburgh, NY; d. 1978, Norfolk, VA, b. 1907, Little Rock, AR; d. 1984, New Smyrna Beach, FL, b. 1890, Kosciusko, MS; d. 1979, Monteagle, TN, b. 1876, Charleston, SC; d. 1958, Charleston, SC, b. 1858, Nashville, TN; d. 1917, Cook County, IL, b. 1921, Greenville, MS; d. 1977, Memphis, TN, b. 1881, Hadley, MA; d. 1973, Volusia, FL, b. 1882, Savannah, GA; d. 1985, Savannah, GA, b. 1900, Fayette County, GA; d. 1982, Fayetteville, GA, b. 1895, Prescott, AR; d. 1989, Downers Grove, IL, b. 1874, Albany, NY; d. 1971, La Jolla, CA, Clements, Gabrielle de Veaux/DeVaux/DaVaux, b. 1924, Durham, NC; d. 1995, Greensboro, NC, b. 1890, San Rafael, CA; d. 1946, Columbia, SC, b. 1908, Jefferson County, KY; d. 2000, Louisville, KY, b. Curry later described the work as follows: Centered on the north wall (31 x 116 [9.4m x 3.5m]) is the gigantic figure of John Brown. 1889, Lewis County, WV; d. 1963, Weston, WV, b. 1925, Conway, AR; d. 2010, Brandon, MS, b. One of the most compelling and controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, John Brown devoted his life to opposing the extension of slavery in the 1850s into the Kansas Territory in battles that presaged the Civil War, which began in 1861. 1899, Richmond, VA; d. 2002, Richmond, VA, b. 1894, Albuquerque, NM; d. 1968, St. Augustine, FL, b. 1891, Augusta, GA; d. 1944, Augusta, GA, b. 1892, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1970, Sarasota, FL, b. 1911, Boston, MA; d. 2007, Jaffrey, NH, b. 1905, Hazlehurst, GA; d. 1959, Athens, GA, b. 1925, Brooklyn, NY; d. 2008, Topanga, CA, Rice, Jenny Eakin Delony [a.k.a. 1944, Southington, CT; d. 2015, Spartanburg, SC, b. 1902, Dacula, GA; d. 1989, Atlanta, GA, b. 1896, Newark, NJ; d. 1991, New York, NY, b. 1884, Pittsboro, NC; d. 1968, Savannah, GA, 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. 1890, Nashville, TN; d. 1959, Boiceville, NY, b. 1876, New Orleans, LA; d. 1946, New Orleans, LA, b. A promotional 7-inch single titled "Man the Stormcellars: Kansas is Koming!" 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] During the, Read about Augustus Washingtons daguerreotype of John Brown in Smithsonian Magazine, See Jacob Lawrences Legend of John Brown series at the Detroit Art Institute, Learn about John Browns Holy War from the American Experience on PBS, Hear the evolution of the John Brown song at Teachinghistory.org, Lincoln denied that Republicans supported Brown in his. In the foreground, men wearing the uniforms of soldiers on each side of the Civil War lay dead at Browns feet. 1911, Albany, NY; d. 2002, Pittsburgh, PA, b. 1938, Atlanta, GA; d. 2020, Bedford, NH, b. 1904, New Orleans, LA; d. 1986, Orange County, CA, b. 1915, Savannah, GA; d. 2014, Charleston, SC, b. 1919, Hopkinsville, KY; d. 2007, Hopkinsville, KY, b. circa 1871, Natchitoches, LA; d. 1944, New Orleans, LA, b. 1824, South Gloucestershire, England; d. 1917, Oldland, South Gloucestershire, England, b. Curry depicts John Brown's role in Bleeding Kansas as a "tragic prelude" to the Civil War, with tornadoes and prairie fires in the background representing the coming destruction. 1903, Pine Bluff, AR; d. 1985, Riverside, CA, b. 1895, Jackson, MS; d. 1963, New Orleans, LA, b. 1899, Harrodsburg, KY; d. 1984, Danville, KY, b. 1940, Sandersville, GA; d. 2019, Stone Mountain, GA (buried Ft. Pierce, FL), b. 1891, Hartsville, SC; d. 1976, Gaffney, SC, b. 1927, Washington, DC; d. 1992, Washington, DC, b. The album cover depicts abolitionist John Brown in a scene from Tragic Prelude, a mural by Kansas native John Steuart Curry. 1878, Dardanelle, AR; d. 1957, Dardanelle, AR, b. 1900, Pulaski, VA; d. 1994, Sarasota, FL, b. 1859, Newfoundland, Canada; d. 1941, Washington, DC, b. The information practices of those third-party websites linked to the Johnson Collection are not covered by this privacy statement. Curry did not revere Brown, describing him as a "bloodythirsty, god-fearing maniac." [1] The growing sectional divide of the 1850s 1887, Ashton, MD; d. 1945, Montgomery County, MD, b. Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item, Artist: 1908, Louisville, KY; d. 2001, Taos, NM, b. 1895, Charlevoix, MI; d. 1996, Washington, DC, b. 1871, Louisville, KY; d. about 1960, Louisville, KY, b. 1879, New Orleans, LA; d. 1943, New Orleans, LA, b. 1890, Boston, MA; d. 1968, San Francisco, CA, b. 1869, New Orleans, LA; d. 1944, Herbertsville, NJ, b. 1858, Fort Moultrie, SC; d. 1947, Washington, DC, b. 1910, Memphis, TN; d. 1988, Memphis, TN, b. 1820, Orangeburg, SC; d. 1885, Charleston, SC, b. 1893, Flint, MI; d. 1983, Washington, DC, b. 1905, Paducah, KY; d. 2008, Bardstown, KY, b. 1868, Louisville, KY; d. 1959, Louisville, KY, b. 1897, Boston, MA; d. 1979 Washington, DC, b. 1879, Worcester, MA; d. 1959, Orange City, FL, b. circa 1878, Frankfort, KY; d. 1971, Manatee, FL, b. 1903, New York, NY; d. 1977, Paris, France, b. 1869, Montgomery, AL; d. 1944, New York, NY, b. 1908, Columbus, OH; d. 1985, Columbus, OH, b. 1923, Wauwatosa, WI; d. 2007, Sedona, AZ, b. 1915?, Saint Rose, LA; d. 2010, Chicago, IL, b. 1853, Savannah, GA; d. 1907, Northhampton, MA, b. 1872, Shinnston, WV; d. 1965, Shinnston, WV, b. 1859, Jefferson County, TN; d. 1931, Knoxville, TN, b. 1907, Cuba, NY; d. 1992, Tybee Island, GA, b. "John Curry: He Paints at Wisconsin as Artist-in-Residence. 1922, Bigheart, OK; d. 2013, Lake Charles, LA, b. 1866, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1951 (buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA), b. 1828, Barren County, KY; d. 1904, Cumberland County, KY, b. 1855, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1942, Gloucester, MA, Becket/Beckett/a'Becket, Maria/Marie Cecilia Graves, b. 1895, East Liberty, PA; d. 1953, Mobile, AL, b. PHOTOS: A treasure trove of Kansas history as the Statehouse prepares