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The Legend of John Brown
The Legend of John Brown

The Legend of John Brown

Artist/Maker Jacob Lawrence United States, 1917-2000
Date1977
CultureAmerican
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)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Kathryn Primas, A.B. '99
Object number2020.3.13
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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.