john brown painting kansas capitol

1907, Nashville, TN; d. 1998, Nashville, TN, b. The Johnson Collection's website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by the Johnson Collection. 1900, Mooresville, NC; d. 1995, New Hope, PA, b. 1872, Auburn, KS; d. 1957, Plainfield, NJ, b. 1896, Washington, DC; d. 1989, McLean, VA, Muller-Uri, Hildegarde Petronella Bernhardina, b. This site is intended for users over the age of 18. Curry's critics disliked his color scheme and the over-all menacing effect of the mural. 1870, Wheeling, WV; d. 1951, Wheeling, WV, b. 1916, Mount Olive, NC; d. 2012, Wilmington, NC, b. 1911, Alexander City, AL; d. 2007, Alexander City, AL, b. 1904, Berlin, Germany; d. 1997, Durham, NC, b. 1921, Huntsville, OH; d. 2005, Columbia, MS, b. 1903, Beloit, KS; d. 2006, Jacksonville, FL, b. 1884, Savannah, GA; d. 1967, Savannah, GA, b. 1899, Oak Ridge, NJ; d. 1958, Oak Ridge, NJ, b. 1920, Birmingham, AL; d. 1995, Princess Anne, MD, b. 1876, Coal Creek, TN; d. 1977, Knoxville, TN, b. 1887, Beaufort, SC; d. 1969, Beaufort, SC, b. 1887, Surrey, England; d. 1963, Cornwall, England, b. 1904, Seward, IL; d. 1993, Pittsburgh, PA, b. 1854, Baltimore, MD; d. 1942, Jefferson County, KY, b. 1881, Louisville, KY; d. 1970, Louisville, KY, b. "[2] Later, he wrote in a letter: "I think he is the prototype of a great many Kansans. 1909, New York, NY; d. 1968, Pittsburgh, PA, b. 1911, Vicksburg, MS; d. 1985, New Orleans, LA, b. 1890, Richland County, SC; d. 1988, Columbia, SC, b. 1862, Urbanna, VA; d. 1961, Manhattan, NY, b. 2023 The Johnson Collection, LLC. Curry did not revere Brown, describing him as a "bloodythirsty, god-fearing maniac." [1] The growing sectional divide of the 1850s It is said that Curry considered his murals in the Kansas State Capitol to be some of his greatest paintings. 1919, Ontario, Canada; d. 2005, Bay City, MI, b. 1907, Clarksburg, WV; d. 2011, Clarksburg, WV, b. 1905, Atlanta, GA; d. 1993, Atlanta, GA, b. 1924, Durham, NC; d. 1995, Greensboro, NC, b. 1874, Nashville, TN; d. 1968, Nashville, TN, b. 1867 or 1868, Pittsfield, MA; d. 1951, Mineral Springs, NC, b. 1921, Atlanta, GA; d. 2009, Baton Rouge, LA, affiliated with Black Mountain College, 1933-1935, b. 1869, Montgomery, AL; d. 1944, New York, NY, b. Browns complex legacy has been viewed in different lights in the century and a half since his death. 1923, New York, NY; d. 2014, Columbia, SC, b. [2] But once the Civil War was underway, Browns courageous fight against slavery took on new resonance. 1921, Baltimore, MD; d. 2004, Washington, DC, b. 1924, Sheridan, WY; d. 2015, Spartanburg, SC, b. about 1914, New Orleans, LA; d. 2005, New Orleans, LA, b. 1920, Rome, Italy; d. 2006, Snowmass, CO, b. 1884, Lenoir, NC; d. 1986, Winston-Salem, NC, b. 1894, Washington, DC; d. 1976, Washington, DC, b. 1882, Wilmington, NC; d. 1964, Wilmington, NC, b. 1890, Summit, MS; d. 1980, Jackson, MS, b. 1914, St. Louis, MO; d. 2006, St. Petersburg, FL, b. 1866, Louisville, KY; d. 1961, Louisville, KY, b. 1871, Charleston, WV; d. 1961, Charleston, WV, b. 1858, Nashville, TN; d. 1917, Cook County, IL, b. 1920, Brandon, MS; d. 2008, Madison, MS, b. 1884, Louisville, KY; d. 1981, Cambridge, MA, b. 1875, Washington, DC; d. 1963, Tucson, AZ, b. 1900, New York, NY; d. 1977, Blowing Rock, AR, D'Alessio, Theresa Hilda Fellman [a.k.a. 1842, Union County, NC; d. 1925, Kannapolis, NC, Moses, Anna Robertson [a.k.a. 1876, Scotland, d; 1966, Washington, DC, b. 1912, Guntersville, AL; d. 1993, Guntersville, AL, b. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits. 1855, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1942, Gloucester, MA, Becket/Beckett/a'Becket, Maria/Marie Cecilia Graves, b. 1921, Milwaukee, WI; d. 2001, Tucson, AZ, b. In his outstretched left hand the word of God and in the right a Beecher's Bible." 1874, Richmond, VA; d. 1956, Richmond, VA, b. [1]:3739, Benton's very large mural was on the topic of, and titled, A Social History of Missouri. It is located on the east side of the second floor rotunda. 1906, Richmond, VA; d. 1989, Richmond, VA, b. It portrays John Brown clutching a rifle in one hand and a bible in another. 1872, Pilesgrove, NJ; d. 1953, St. Simons Island, GA, b. 1888, Charleston; WV d. 1973, White Sulphur Springs, WV, b. 1893, Franklin County, AL; d. 1985, Birmingham, AL, b. Contact: State capitol, 785.296.3966; capitol@kshs.org. 1911, Pensacola, FL; d. 2000, Pensacola, FL, b. Grandma Moses], b. 1843, Washington, DC; d. 1915, Washington, DC, b. 1865, Beech Grove, TN; d. 1947, Beech Grove, TN, b. 1925, Augusta, GA; d. 2015, Spartanburg, SC, b. 1887, Baltimore, MD; d. 1971, Jamaica, NY, b. 1909, Greenville, OH; d. 1991, Baltimore, MD, b. 1887, Chapel Hill, NC; d. 1983, Charlotte, NC, b. 1887, New Orleans, LA; d. 1970, New Orleans, LA, b. To learn more about cookies, how we use them and how to revise your cookie settings, Kutak Rock LLP is ISO 27001:2013 certified, {{result.label}} | {{result.contentType}}. 1898, Washington, DC; d. 1970, Washington, DC, b. 1868, Boston, MA; d. 1929, Gloucester, MA, b. 1873, New Orleans, LA; d. 1955, New Orleans, LA, b. Here, Brown poses with a determined look, holding up his left hand (photographic images such as this daguerreotype did not reverse images, so in order to appear that he was holding up his right hand in the finished image he had to hold up his left hand in reality) as though he is making an oath. 1869, Chesterfield, VA; d. 1938, Richmond, VA, b. 1878, Charlotte, NC; d. 1965, Charlotte, NC, b. It was donated by the Kansas Pioneer Womens Association, founded by women who came to Kansas as pioneers or were daughters of early settlers. [5], The image was used as the album cover of Kansas (1974), the debut album of the rock band Kansas. Through its academic research, the Johnson Collection has worked intently to document and celebrate the achievements of artists associated with the South. Context is given for "Bleeding Kansas" and the Harpers Ferry Raid. 1915, Savannah, GA; d. 2014, Charleston, SC, b. 1866, Jacinto, MS; d. 1944, Corinth, MS, b. 1858, Dayton, OH; d. after 1915, possibly in San Diego, CA, b. 1867, Tuskegee, AL; d. 1951, Mountain Brook, AL, b. 1898, Baltimore, MD; d. 1988, Baltimore, MD, Orr, Helen LaFrance (see LaFrance, Helen Orr), b. 1857, Nashville, TN; d. 1944, Nashville, TN, b. 1900, Cameron, MO; d. 1982, New York, NY, b. 1922, St. Louis, MO; d. 2003, Webster Groves, MO, b. 1897, Montgomery, AL; d. 1973, Montgomery, AL, b. Much to the displeasure of some Kansans, and reflecting the views of agronomists at his employer, the Agricultural College of the University of Wisconsin, one panel blamed poor farming practices for the erosion and dust storms of the 1930s. 1842, Pinckney, MI; d. 1934, Tryon, NC, b. 1924, Bluefield, WV; d. 2006, Roanoke, VA, b. 1885, Baltimore, MD; d. 1943, Lexington, VA, b. The John Steuart Curry murals are one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art because Curry was one of the greatest American regionalist painters and, despite great controversy; he considered the murals in the State Capitol his greatest work! 1876, New Orleans, LA; d. 1960, Shandaken, NY, b. 1892, Danville, KY; d. 1984, Greensboro, NC, b. 1855, NY; d. 1949 (buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA), b. 1897, MA; active in Washington, DC, 1917, b. 1859, Fredonia, NY; d. 1936, Minneapolis, MN, b. 1910, Wilmington, NC; d. 1992, Wilmington, NC, b. 154 West Main StreetSpartanburg, SC 29306, 100 Dunbar StreetSuite 203Spartanburg, SC 29306. 1919, Montgomery, AL; d. 1945, France or Germany, b. Three sites were considered for the location of the Brown v. Board mural. 1891, Temple, TX; d. 1937, Westfield, NY, b. 1922, Norwich, CT; d. 2015, Greenport, NY, b. 1883, Brookline, MA; d. 1955, Woodstock, NY, b. 1889, Louisville, KY; d. 1971, Phoenix, AZ, b. 124 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000. 1871, Jackson, MS; d. 1947, Gulfport, MS, b. 1924, Akron, OH; d. 1994, New Smyrna Beach, FL, b. circa 1865, Calhoun, GA; d. 1942, Clarksville, TN, b. 1878, Rome, GA; d. 1966, Birmingham, AL, b. 1891, Bijou Hills, SD; d. 1972, Natchitoches, LA, b. 1881, Cincinnati, OH; d. 1979, Bennington, VT, b. 1888, Wilmington, NC; d. 1979, Wilmington, NC, b. He is in front of Union and Confederate soldiers, living and dead, with a tornado and a prairie fire approaching. 1859, Jacksonport, AR; d. 1928, Memphis, TN, b. 1918, Durham, NC; d. 2004, Chapel Hill, NC, b. 1897, Summerville, GA; d. 1991, Augusta, GA, b. 1914, Lumberton, NC; d. 2002, Burnsville, NC, b. 1882, Astoria, IL; d. 1936, Alexandria, VA, b. Free guided tours are available. 1896, Baltimore, MD; d. 1974 (buried in Sleepy Hollow, NY), b. 1848, Georgetown, DC; d. 1931, Washington, DC, Totten, Hedvig Erika "Vicken" von Post {Brjesson}, b. 1843, Pass Christian, MS; d. 1911, St. Louis, MO, b. The song John Browns Body, a Civil War marching song, provided the inspiration for The Battle Hymn of the Republic., Browns complex legacy has been viewed in different lights in the century and a half since his death. 1868, New York, NY; d. 1958, Boston, MA, b. 1899, Berlin, Germany; d. 1994, Orange, CT, b. 1896, Fort Totten, NY; d. 1988, Newport News, VA, b. 1860, Louisville, KY; d. 1942, Louisville, KY, b. 1862, Edgefield, SC; d. 1968, Edgefield, SC, b. In 1859 Brown was hanged for . 1901, Meadville, MS; d. 1988, Baton Rouge, LA, b. 1903, PA; d. 2006, Montgomery County, PA, b. 1874, Albany, NY; d. 1971, La Jolla, CA, Clements, Gabrielle de Veaux/DeVaux/DaVaux, b. Vernon, NY, b. 1948, New Orleans, LA; d. 2007, New Orleans, LA, b. 1885, Baltimore, MD; d. 1976, Mercer Island, WA, b. (Cookies are small files that are stored in a visitor's browser.). 1895, Charleston, SC; d. 1956, Charleston, SC, b. 1872, Harrodsburg, KY; d. 1924, New York, NY, b. 1882, New Orleans, LA; d. 1980, New Orleans, LA, b. 1928, Jamaica, West Indies; d. 2019, Falmouth, VA, b. 1905, Marblehead, MA; d. 2008, Solomons, MD, b. 1864, Boston, MA; d. 1953, Washington, DC, b. 1890, Chelsea, KS; d. 1980, Kensington, MD, b. 1927, Marietta, GA; d. 1976, Marietta, GA, b. 1852 or 1853, Westmoreland County, PA; d. 1951, Washington, DC, b. Oil on canvas, Dimensions: View several of Curry's statehouse studies. 1867, Washington, DC; d. 1958, Essex, VT, b. 1873, Charleston, SC; d. 1965, Charleston, SC, b. 1920, Waterbury, CT; d. circa 1996-1998, b. Curry did not revere Brown, describing him as a "bloodythirsty, god-fearing maniac." [1] The growing sectional divide of the 1850s 1921, Greenville, MS; d. 1977, Memphis, TN, b. 1901, Tallahassee, FL; d. 1980, Cleveland, TX, b. 1895, Franklin, LA; d. 1975, New Orleans, LA, b. 1900, Louisville, KY; d. 1996, Louisville, KY, b. We automatically collect and store only the following non-personally identifiable information about you: We place cookies on website visitors computers to collect aggregate information for site traffic analysis, such as the number of visitors and the number of pages viewed. 1885, Stoneham, MA; d. 1954, Louisville, KY, b. 1905, Hazlehurst, GA; d. 1959, Athens, GA, b. 1908, Louisville, KY; d. 2001, Taos, NM, b. Curry did not revere Brown, describing him as a bloodythirsty, god-fearing maniac. [1], In the first half of the 19th century, the U.S. government worked to maintain the balance of political power between free and slave states by ensuring that their numbers remained equal. 1888, Pleasant Grove, KY; d. 1973, Gulfport, MS, b. 1889, Concord, MA; d. 1973, Stockbridge, MA, b. John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude," on the second floor of the Kansas Capitol, is 11 6 tall by 31 feet long. 1895, Washington, DC; d. 1961, Washington, DC, b. 1905, New Orleans, LA; d. 1957, Chicago, IL, b. 1935, New Orleans, LA; d. 2005, New Orleans, LA, b. We use that information only to respond to your message and to help us provide you with the material you have requested. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments. 1889, Chicago, IL; d. 1979, St. Augustine, FL, b. Kansas State Historical . 1867, Baltimore, MD; d. 1936, Baltimore, MD, b. 1886, Pottstown, PA; d. 1967, New Hope, PA, b. 1876, New Bern, NC; d. 1959, New Bern, NC, b. 1922, Newark, NJ; d. 2008, Baltimore, MD, b. 1859, Shasta County, CA; d. 1939, Shasta County, CA, b. 1913, Memphis, TN; d. 1995, Memphis, TN, b. 1880, Providence, RI; d. 1932, Washington, DC, b. 1848, Covington, KY; d. 1947, Washington, DC, b. 1896, New York, NY; d. 1981, possibly Santa Fe, NM, b. 1889, Jefferson, AL; d. 1984, Demopolis, AL, b. 1902, Laurel Grove, MD; d. 1995, Clearfield, PA, b. The United States and Canada, 1900 A.D.-present, Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, American Painting in the Twentieth Century. 1879, New Orleans, LA; d. 1943, New Orleans, LA, b. 1896, PA; d. 1984 (buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA), b. 1928, Brunswick, GA; d. 2011, New York, NY, b. 1900, La Grange, TX; d. 1976, San Antonio, TX, b. 1864, Louisville, KY; d. 1938, Chicago, IL, b. 1883, Washington County, MD; d. 1912, Smithsburg, MD, b. The famous painting made a legend of John Brown, and included Coronado and Padre Padilla. The daguerreotypist, Augustus Washington, was an African American photographer with a studio in Hartford, Connecticut. 1900, Pulaski, VA; d. 1994, Sarasota, FL, b. 1890, Cincinnati, OH; d. 1983, Green Valley, AZ, b. . 1915?, Saint Rose, LA; d. 2010, Chicago, IL, b. 1900, New Orleans, LA; d. 1991, New Orleans, LA, b. 1872, Washington, DC; d. 1961, Fairfax, VA, b. 1898, London, England; d. 1989, Woodbury, CT, b. 1930, Greenville, SC; d. 2010, Wilmington, NC, b. "[5], Tom Karr at ProgressiveWorld.net described the album as "an outstanding debut, a brilliant display of song writing and musicianship, and a great statement of Kansas's musical ethos." 1884, Frankfort, KY; d. 1965, Frankfort, KY, b. 1912, French Creek, WV; d. 2004, Buckhannon, WV, b. 1875, Aurora, IL; d. 1932, Fairfield, AL, b. 1898, Peninsula, OH; d. 1974, Charleston, WV, b. Behind Brown are figures holding the flag of the United States and the battle flag of the Confederacy. 1898, Washington, DC; d. 1986, Washington, DC, b. 1895, Washington, DC; d. 1973, Provincetown, MA, Bowman, Jean Eleanor {Magruder} {Mackay-Smith} {Morgan}, b. 1881, Washington, DC; d. 1966, Warrenton, VA, b. 1860, Savannah, GA; d. 1914, Washington, DC, b. 1895, East Liberty, PA; d. 1953, Mobile, AL, b. 1896, Washington, MS; d. 1975, Athens, GA, b. 1918, Savannah, GA; d. 2000, Savannah, GA, b. 1920, Dallas, TX; d. 1993, Baton Rouge, LA, b. 1908, New Orleans, LA; d. 2003, New Orleans, LA, Guermonprez, Gertrud "Trude" Jalowetz {Elsesser}, b. 1929, Durham, NC; d. 2017, Raleigh, NC, b. 1875, Townsville, NC; d. 1969, Tampa, FL, b. 1903, Pine Bluff, AR; d. 1985, Riverside, CA, b. 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 ]. John L. Magee, Southern chivalry argument versus clubs, 1856, lithograph, 13.23 x 19 in. 1911, Fayette, KY; d. 1982, Lexington, KY, b. 1925, Atlanta, GA; d. 2013, New York, NY, b. 1866, Woodville, CA; d. 1955, Orange County, CA, b. 1858, Louisville, KY; d. 1958, New Orleans, LA, b. 1912, Greenwood, MS; d. 2006, Greenwood, MS, b. 1910, Perthshire, MS; d. 2000, Gunnison, MS, b. 1831, New Orleans, LA; d. 1914, New Orleans, LA, b. 1824, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1905, Chattanooga, TN, b. 1870, Caddo Parish, LA; d. 1937, New York, NY, b. 1924, Columbia, SC; d. 2005, Charleston, SC, b. 1899, Lewisberry, PA; d. 1960, Allen, PA, b. 1870, New Orleans, LA; d. 1953, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (buried in New Orleans, LA), b. Rich in symbolism, the painting depicts a fierce John Brown holding a Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other. 1878, Memphis, TN; d. 1963, Memphis, TN, b. 1895, Bath County, KY; d. 1983, Memphis, TN, b. 1915, Washington, DC; d. 2012, Cuernavaca, Mexico, b. 1894, Evergreen, AL; d. 1979, Virginia Beach, VA, b. 1878, Deal, PA; d. 1948, Washington, DC, b. 1895, Glen Dale, WV; d. 1992, Clarksburg, WV, Woodham, Mildred Jean {Caraway} {Friedman}, b. 1869, Brunswick County, VA; d. 1962, Oxford, NC, b. 1894, Flemingsburg, KY; d. 1982, Louisville, KY, b. 1905, Brooklyn, NY; d. 1979, New York, NY, b. 1919, Heidelberg, MS; d. 1991, Belzoni, MS, b. 1917, Milwaukee, WI; d. 1992, Milwaukee, WI, b. 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. 1925, Midland City, AL; d. 2021, Westport, CT, b. 1878, Lone Oak, TX; d. 1949, Boulder, CO, b. 1943, New Orleans, LA; d. 2008, New York, NY, b. 1879, Grand Rapids, MI; d. 1953, Orlando, FL, 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. 1881, Savannah, GA; d. 1966, Savannah, GA, b. 1904, New Orleans, LA; d. 1986, Orange County, CA, b. 1869, Charlottesville, IN; d. 1963, Marion, IN, b. 1915, Bowling Green, KY; d. 2012, New Hope, PA, b. 1873, Fayetteville, WV; d. 1934, Beckley, WV, b. 1885 Macon, GA; d. 1968, Mount Airy, GA, b. Although abolitionists praised Brown, many Republican politiciansincluding Abraham Lincolnsought to distance themselves from him. 1913, Mt. 1872, Washington, DC; d. 1949, Pittsburgh, PA, b. 1863, Paterson, NJ; d. 1956, Los Angeles, CA, b. 1914, Newport, AR; d. 1999, Little Rock, AR, b. 1912, Evanston, IL; d. 2005, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1875, West Milton, OH; d. 1952, New Orleans, LA, b. 1861, Waupaca County, WI; d. 1949, Orlando, FL, b. Curry's critics disliked his color scheme and the over-all menacing effect of the mural. 1914, Pittsburgh, PA; d. 2006, Southampton, NY, b. 1899, New York, NY; d. 1992, Bethesda, MD, b. 1849, Evansville, IN; d. 1903, Bowling Green, KY, b. In June 1937, newspaper editors raised money to commission John Steuart Curry (who was the most famous artist in Kansas) to paint murals in the statehouse. 1906, New Orleans, LA; d. 1986, New Orleans, LA, b. . 1889, Staunton, VA; d. 1985, Virginia Beach, VA, b. 1911, Savannah, GA; d. 1979, Savannah, GA, b. 1863, Washington, DC; d. 1935, York, PA, b. 1906, Birmingham, AL; d. 1972 (buried Birmingham, AL), b. 1865, Glasgow, KY; d. 1930, Glasgow, KY, b. 1899, Opelousas, LA; d. 1982, New Orleans, LA, b. 1860, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1940, New Brunswick, Canada, b. 1910, Memphis, TN; d. 1988, Memphis, TN, b. 1897, Norfolk, VA; d. 1994, Portsmouth, VA, b. 1888, Sewanee, TN; d. 1972, Memphis, TN, b. Springfield, Missouri 65806. 1938, Atlanta, GA; d. 2020, Bedford, NH, b. speech upon conviction, in which he proclaimed that , if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I submit; so let it be done! was printed in 50 newspapers, including on the front page of. 1904, Valdosta, GA; d. 1989, Santa Fe, NM, b. 1880, New Orleans, LA; d. 1930, New Orleans, LA, b. 1859, Jefferson County, TN; d. 1931, Knoxville, TN, b. 1899, West Plains, MO; d. 1996, Tampa, FL, b. 1876; Louisville, KY; d. 1946, Jefferson County, KY, b. 1878, Cleveland, OH; d. 1969, Coconut Grove, FL (b. Brooklyn, NY), b. 1911, Moreland GA; d. 1990, Lithonia, GA, b. 1893, Lexington, KY; d. 1990, Lexington, KY, b. 1896, New York, NY; d. 1969, Washington, DC, b. 1905, Wetzel County, WV; d. 2002, Charleston, WV, b. 1892, Long Creek, NC; d. 1987, Wilmington, NC, b. 1909, Cleveland County, NC; d. 2002, Shelby, NC, b. 1915, Tamaqua, PA; d. 2004, Jenkintown, PA, b. 1898, North Girard, PA; d. 1968, Hyattsville, MD, b. 1877, Abbeville County, SC; d. 1963, Ninety Six, SC, b. 1877, Memphis, TN; d. 1965, 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. 1887, Minneapolis, MN; d. 1977, Alexandria, VA, b. Rich in symbolism, the painting depicts John Brown as an important, albeit fanatic man who would kill for his beliefs. 1894, Keeling, VA; d. 1949, Danville, VA, b. 1925, Wauwatosa, WI; d. 2004, Milford, CT, b.