John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on surrounding plantations, freeing slaves., Jacob Lawrence; Ives-Sillman, Inc.; Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts; Sirocco Screenprinters

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Jacob Lawrence; Ives-Sillman, Inc.; Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts; Sirocco Screenprinters, John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on surrounding plantations, freeing slaves.
Jacob Lawrence; Ives-Sillman, Inc.; Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts; Sirocco Screenprinters, John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on surrounding plantations, freeing slaves.
Jacob Lawrence
John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on surrounding plantations, freeing slaves.
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence, artist
1917–2000
John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on surrounding plantations, freeing slaves., 1974–1977
Portfolio/Series title: The Legend of John Brown
Where object was made: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Material/technique: screen print; Domestic Etching paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 355 x 509 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 0.9764 x 20 1/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 510 x 657 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 1/16 x 25 7/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 24 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 1 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Gift of Jeff and Mary Weinberg
Accession number: 2020.0068.14
Not on display
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