Jacob Lawrence’s fifth narrative series, The Legend of John Brown documents key moments in this white abolitionist’s life. In these twenty-two screenprints Lawrence illustrates Brown’s devotion to emancipation, his raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1859, as well as his subsequent trial and execution.
Sponsors
Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown was made possible by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, Miami-Dade Mayor, and Board of County Commissioners; the City of Coral Gables; Beaux Arts Miami; and Lowe members.
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Jacob Lawrence, 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 no. 13 from the Legend of John Brown, 1977; screenprint, 20 x 25 ¾ in. Gift of Kathryn Primas, A.B. '99, 2020.3.13. © 2022 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
