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John Brown Series #13 (of 22)

Date1941
Object PlaceUnited States, North America
MediumGouache on white wove paper
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lowenthal
Object number55.354.13
DescriptionAlternate title: John 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.
Bearded figure seated at table gestures at red map. Oil lamp on table. To the left, on the wall, a rifle hangs over holsters. To right, chair with book under a cross.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Prints, Drawings, Photographs, Drawings, Box 5
ProvenanceDowntown Gallery, New York, New York, 1945; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lowenthal, New York, after 1945