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: 20 × 14 in. (50.8 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 20 in. (65.7 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 20 in. (65.7 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Kathryn Primas, A.B. '99
Object number2020.3.22
DescriptionJohn Brown was found “Guilty of treason and murder in the 1st degree” and was hanged in Charles Town, Virginia on December 2, 1859.On View
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