1903, Norfolk, VA; d. 1962, Norfolk, VA, b. 1920, Roanoke, VA; d. 2012, Coral Springs, FL, b. 1922, Copperhill, TN; d. 2012, Copperhill, TN, b. 1858, Franklin, TN; d. 1923, Tata, Hungary, b. 1897, Asheville, NC; d. 1980, Summerville, SC, b. 1908, Louisville, KY; d. 2001, Taos, NM, b. Location: 10th and Jackson in the Kansas State Capitol . 1905, Marblehead, MA; d. 2008, Solomons, MD, b. 1887, Lynchburg, VA; d. 1975, Lynchburg, VA, b. 1884, Selma, AL; d. 1971, Laguna Beach, CA, b. It is on the second floor of the State Capitol, Brown towering over any viewer who steps up there. 1884, Smiths Grove, KY; d. 1960, Walterboro, SC, b. 1896, Gerrish Island, ME; d. 1976, Arlington, VA, b. 1901, Louisville, KY; d. 1988, Oak Ridge, TN, b. 1921, Cheraw, SC; d. 2014, Myrtle Beach, SC, b. 1913, Louisville, KY; d. 1998, Louisville, KY, b. 1883, Washington County, MD; d. 1912, Smithsburg, MD, b. But from other perspectives, Brown succeeded beyond his wildest dreams: his execution elevated him to the level of an abolitionist martyr, garnering sympathy for the cause he was willing to die for. 1909, KY; d. 1981, Anderson County, KY, b. 1884, Chapel Hill, NC; d. 1934, Asheville, NC, b. 1840, Bloomington, IN; d. 1923, Louisville, KY, b. 1883, Washington, DC; d. 1939, Washington, DC, b. 1886, Gallipolis, OH; d. 1960, Aquia, VA, b. 1874, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1950, Annapolis, MD, b. 1936, Pensacola, FL; d. 2009, Pensacola, FL, b. 24 (as "John Brown, Detail Study of Kansas Mural"). 1891, Roxbury, MA; d. 1960, Kingfield, ME, b. 1885, Jackson, GA; d. 1983, Washington, DC, b. 1878, Maidsville, WV; d. 1956, Provincetown, MA, b. 1877, Bostwick, GA; d. 1951, Columbia, SC, b. 1910, Atlanta, GA; d. 2011, Atlantic City, NJ, b. 1899, Warren County, KY; d. 2001, Bowling Green, KY, b. 1884, Warwickshire, England; d. 1968, Tryon, NC, b. 1913, Waynesboro, PA; d. 1968, Norfolk, VA, b. 1890, New Orleans, LA; d. 1984, Ocean City, NJ, b. 1915, Claremont, VA; d. 2004, Norfolk, VA, b. Springfield, Missouri 65806. On October 16, 1859, Brown and a small group of militants seized the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to ignite a slave rebellion. A train conductor raised the alarm, local militias pinned Brown and his men inside the armory, and by the following day U.S. Marines under the command of Robert E. Lee (the future Confederate general) arrived and demanded their surrender. 1865, Charlotte, NC; d. 1958, Decatur, GA, b. 1868, Westmoreland County, VA; d. 1964, Blackstone, VA, b. 1858, Forest Home, NC; d. 1940, Raleigh, NC, b. 1916, Roanoke, VA; d. 2002, Clearwater, FL, b. 1917, Boston, MA; d. 2015, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, b. 1868, Nebraska City, NE; d. 1956, Washington, DC, b. Emigrants with covered wagons travel from east to west. 1874, Nashville, TN; d. 1968, Nashville, TN, b. 1928, Oglethorpe County, GA; d. 2010, Statham, GA, b. 1925, Conway, AR; d. 2010, Brandon, MS, b. The three figures are rarely discussed as part of the work. John Steuart Curry (American, Dunavant, Kansas 18971946 Madison, Wisconsin), Medium: 1895, Clinton, KY; d. 1949, Murray, KY, Haltiwanger, Helen Gertrude Walker {McKay}, b. John Brown was hanged on December 2, 1859. 1911, Houston, TX; d. 1996, Atlanta, GA, Simpson, Anna Frances "Fannie/Fanny" Connor, b. Washington later emigrated to Liberia. 1868, Lyons, NY; d. 1943, Vicksburg, MS, b. 1858, New York, NY; d. 1942, Tryon, NC, b. The album cover depicts abolitionist John Brown in a scene from Tragic Prelude, a mural by Kansas native John Steuart Curry. 1926, Washington, DC; d. 2009, Asheville, NC, b. Free guided tours are available. 1878, Baltimore, MD; d. 1953, Savannah, GA, b. 1898, Stafford, England; d. 1976, Escondido, CA, b. 1876, Louisville, KY; d. 1964, Miami, FL, b 1898, New York, NY; d. 1933, possibly in Savannah, GA, b. 1858, Des Moines; IA; d. 1947, Morgantown, WV, b. 1884, Savannah, GA; d. 1965, Wilmington, NC, b. 1934, Benton, LA; d. 2022, Shreveport, LA, b. 1887, Bellefontaine, OH; d. 1944, Bradenton, FL, b. 1931, Aberdeen, MS; d. 1988, Memphis, TN, b. 1921, Greenville, MS; d. 1977, Memphis, TN, b. 1872, Pittsburgh, PA; d. 1964, Kenwood, MD, b. 1911, Washington, DC; d. 2009, Chevy Chase, MD, b. 1910, Montclair, NJ; d. 1990, Santa Barbara, CA, active in Washington, DC, 1910-1916, 1926-1937, b. 1871, St. Paul, MN; d. 1956, St. Paul, MN, b. 1915, Savannah, GA; d. 1997, Savannah, GA, b. 1879, Summit Point, WV; d. 1953, Charles Town, WV, b. 1898, Marysville, OH; d. 1988, Rockville, MD, b. 1900, Garnett, SC; d. 1994, Garnett, SC, b. [5], The image was used as the album cover of Kansas (1974), the debut album of the rock band Kansas. 1889, Tuscumbia, AL; d. 1978, Tuscumbia, AL, b. (175.3 x 114.3 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1950 Accession Number: 50.94.1 Inscriptions and Markings 2023 The Johnson Collection, LLC. 1881, Louisville, KY; d. 1970, Louisville, KY, b. [3] A remastered version of the album appeared on vinyl in 2014. Rich in symbolism, the painting depicts John Brown as an important, albeit fanatic man who would kill for his beliefs. 1890, Petersburg, VA; d. 1973, Louisville, KY, b. 1919, Union, SC; d. 2007, Isle of Palms, SC, b 1909, Baltimore, MD; d. 1998, Elkridge, MD, b. 1872, Harrodsburg, KY; d. 1924, New York, NY, b. 1869, New Orleans, LA; d. 1944, Herbertsville, NJ, b. We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. 1900, Norfolk, VA; d. 1959, Arlington, VA, b. 1916, McMechen, WV; d. 2012, Pompton Lakes, NJ, Seebold, Marie Madeleine (see Molinary, Marie Madeleine Seebold), b. 1889, Concord, MA; d. 1973, Stockbridge, MA, b. 1867, Charleston, SC; d. 1945, Charleston, SC, b. 1907, Baton Rouge, LA; d. 2006, Summit, OH, b. Kansas State Historical . This site may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third party vendors and other third parties (the "External Sites"). 1898, Oakland, CA; d. 1986, Dallas, TX, b. 1914, Portsmouth, VA; d. 2016, New York, NY, b. 1909, Greensboro, NC; d. 1981, Greensboro, NC, b. 1904, Anderson, TN; d. 1992, Nashville, TN, b. 1883, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1980, Philadelphia, PA, b. 1879, Jacksonville, FL; d. 1963, Jacksonville, FL, b. 1920, Baltimore, MD; d. 2018, Oakland, CA, b. 1899, New London, CT; d. 1987, Chester, PA, b. 1915, Washington, DC; d. 2012, Cuernavaca, Mexico, b. 1905, Tuscaloosa, AL; d. 2004, Greenville, SC, b. 1878, Fairfax, VA; d. 1976, Washington, DC, Askew, Elizabeth Hoevel [Joel Marhoe, pseud. 1904, Kenton, OH; d. 1963, Jackson, MS, b. 1878, Deal, PA; d. 1948, Washington, DC, b. John Brown first became a nationally known figure in 1856 through his actions in the Kansas Territory, three years before the raid on Harpers Ferry. 1898, Greenwood, MS; d. 1987, Rosenberg, TX, b. As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. Tragic Prelude, mural by John Steuart Curry, in the Kansas State Capitol One of Curry's most famous works are the murals designed for the Kansas State Capitol, in Topeka, Kansas. 1907, Chunju, Korea; d. 1960, Richmond, VA, b. "[2], The Kansas Legislature rejected the mural and refused to hang it in the Capitol as planned. 1868, Louisville, KY; d. 1959, Louisville, KY, b. 1935, Franklin, KY; d. 2019, Louisville, KY, b. 1876, Cincinnati, OH; d. after 1934, possibly in NH, b. 1902, Chattanooga, TN; d. 1991, Roanoke, VA, b. 1869, Brunswick County, VA; d. 1962, Oxford, NC, b. 1886, Cloutierville, LA; d. 1988, near Natchitoches, LA, b. 1860, Memphis, MO; d. 1951, Laguna Beach, CA, b. Hours and admission charge: The Capitol is open . 1920, Rome, Italy; d. 2006, Snowmass, CO, b. 1894, Nettie, WV; d. 1977, Richwood, WV, b. 1906, Augusta, GA; d. 2000. 1909, Birmingham, AL; d. 2004, Bay St. Louis, MS, b. 1940, Fuquay, NC; d. 2015, Ann Arbor, MI, b. 1907, Clarksburg, WV; d. 2011, Clarksburg, WV, b. 1870, Frankfort, MI; d. 1943, Melbourne, FL, b. 1855, Wilmington, NC; d. 1935, Wilmington, NC, b. 1876, Medfield, MA; d. 1971, Portland, ME, b. 1862, Louisville, KY; d. 1960, Atlanta, GA, b. 1880, New Salisbury, IN; d. 1946, Chicago, IL, b. 1861, Waupaca County, WI; d. 1949, Orlando, FL, b. 1880, Guilford, CT; d. 1963, New York, NY, b. 1829, Fincastle, VA; d. 1918, Ashland, KY, b. 1843, Pass Christian, MS; d. 1911, St. Louis, MO, b. 1897, Boston, MA; d. 1979 Washington, DC, b. 1866, New York, NY; d. 1936, Raleigh, NC, b. 1870, Pulaski, TN; d. 1952, Biloxi, MS, b. In the 1930s, John Steuart Curry painted murals on the second floor including the building's most famous painting Tragic Prelude which depicts an oversize and raging John Brown wedged between the warring sides of the American Civil War, flanked by flames and a tornado. 1927, Hollywood, CA; d. 2015, Narrowsburg, NY, b. 1909, Chicago, IL; d. 1998, Boulder, CO, b. 1898, Washington, DC; d. 1973, Tucson, AZ, b. 1858, Louisville, KY; d. 1958, New Orleans, LA, b. (John Brown, the Republican Party storming the Capitol, etc) rather than whitewashing the place with only interesting stories about the building itself. 1879, Macon, GA; d. 1964, Westchester, NY, b. 1889, Arkansas City, KS; d. after 1977, possibly in CO, b. Hours and admission charge: The Capitol is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cloud, FL, b. We may compile and report aggregate statistics about our usersnumbers, traffic patterns, and related site informationbut these statistics will include no personally identifying information. 1872, Clayton, AL; d. 1964, Wilmington, NC, b. 1889, New Orleans, LA; d. 1934, Metairie, LA, b. 1854, Lyons, NY; d. 1948, New York, NY, b. 1901, Titusville, PA; d. 1995, Philadelphia, MS, Dickinson, Eleanor Evelyn Vaughn Creekmore, b. 1859, Jefferson County, TN; d. 1931, Knoxville, TN, b. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. In his other hand he holds a rifle, referred to as a "Beecher's Bible". 1933, Elmhurst, IL; d. 2015, South Acworth, NH, b. Brown had long cherished the idea of leading a large-scale rebellion of enslaved people, like the, Brown eventually determined that he would lead a team of men to the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, distributing its weapons as he marched south to liberate enslaved Black people from, Map depicting U.S. state and territory boundaries in 1859, featuring the location of important events in the life of John Brown (underlying map Google). 1930, Greenville, SC; d. 2010, Wilmington, NC, b. 1887, Eau Claire, WI; d. 1965, Alexandria, VA, b. 1896, Chicago, IL; d. 1989, Orlando, FL, b. 1881, New Orleans, LA; d. 1977, Richmond, VA, b. 1945, Lexington, GA; d. 1984, Athens, GA, b. 1862, Etowah Cliffs, GA; d. 1947, Savannah, GA, b. 1871, Baltimore, MD; d. 1950, Mathews, VA, b. 1888, Charleston; WV d. 1973, White Sulphur Springs, WV, b. 1896, Washington, DC; d. 1989, McLean, VA, Muller-Uri, Hildegarde Petronella Bernhardina, b. 1874, Lexington, KY; d. 1966, Lexington, KY, b. 1877, Hagerstown, MD; d. 1968, Hagerstown, MD, b. 1892, Colfax, IL; d. 1981, Washington, DC, b. 1913, Birmingham, AL; d. 2003, Birmingham, AL, b. 1918, Chicopee, MA; d. 1961, New York, NY, b. 1876, Washington, DC; d. 1966, Washington, DC, Nungester, Mildred Bernice (see Wolfe, Mildred Bernice Nungester), b. 1896, Fort Brady, MI; d. 1985, Washington, DC, Sayre, Zelda (see Fitzgerald, Zelda Sayre), b. 1873, Sterling, IL; d. 1944, Washington, DC, b. All rights reserved. 1912, Mincy, MO; d. 2001, Little Rock, AR, b. Context is given for "Bleeding Kansas" and the Harpers Ferry Raid. 1875, Hampton, VA; d. 1943, Springfield, OH, b. 1896, Woodstock, NY; d. 1982, Manatee County, FL, b. 1879, Bay Ridge, NY; d. 1976, possibly in Worcester, MA, b. Driving Directions & Map Weekdays: 9 - 5 Weekends: CLOSED Admission is Free Tours Available Hourly Groups by Reservation. 1898, Washington, DC; d. 1985, Washington, DC, b. 1862, Springfield, MA; d. 1945, Gulfport, MS, b. 1916, New Orleans, LA; d. 2020, New Orleans, LA. 1895, Hoboken, NJ; d. 1965, San Francisco, CA, b. 1890, Chase City, VA; d. 1989, Rockville, MD, b. 1886, Guilford County, NC; d. 1957, Hendersonville, NC, Berchmans, Sister Agnes (nee Julia Alma Landry), b. 1895, East Liberty, PA; d. 1953, Mobile, AL, b. 1862, Gattman, MS; d. 1945, Atlanta, GA, b. 1893, Franklin County, AL; d. 1985, Birmingham, AL, b. 1919, Hopkinsville, KY; d. 2007, Hopkinsville, KY, b. circa 1871, Natchitoches, LA; d. 1944, New Orleans, LA, b. 1911, Savannah, GA; d. 1979, Savannah, GA, b. Upcoming Events Being Held at Capitol. The 22 foot tall hollow cast silicon bronze sculpture Ad Astra stands atop the statehouse dome and 4,420 pounds. 1908, Panama Canal Zone; d. Louisville, KY, b. 1905, Manhattan, NY; d. 2002, Washington, DC, b. 1893, Marion, OH; d. 1986, Nashville, TN, b. 1837, Charleston, SC; d. 1936, Charleston, SC, b. 1895, San Francisco, CA; d. 1989, Frenchtown, NJ: TN: Daingerfield, Marjorie Lundean b. 1867, Pond Creek, TN; d. 1946, Asheville, NC, b. 1910, Griffin, GA; d. 2001, Penn Valley, CA, b. 1881, Cincinnati, OH; d. 1979, Bennington, VT, b. 1895, Washington, DC; d. 1973, Provincetown, MA, Bowman, Jean Eleanor {Magruder} {Mackay-Smith} {Morgan}, b. 1919, Oil City, PA; d. 2002, Asheville, NC, b. 1873, Washington, DC; d. 1956, New York, NY, b. 1915, Manila, Philippines; active in 1940, New Orleans, LA, b. 1886, Indianapolis, IN; d. 1997, Beverly, MA, b. 1869, Newark, NJ; d. 1965, Gloucester, VA, b. 1882, Russellville, KY; d. 1975, Russellville, KY, b. Curry did not revere Brown, describing him as a "bloodythirsty, god-fearing maniac." [1] The growing sectional divide of the 1850s 1882, Benton, LA; d. 1966, Pass Christian, MS, b. 1878, Meadville, PA; d. 1957, Sarasota, FL, b. 1910, Danzig, Poland; d. 1976, San Francisco, CA, b. 1908, Holland; d. 2006, United Kingdom, b. 1866, Dedham, MA; d. 1953, Taunton, MA, b. 1895, Gloversville, NY; d. 1984, Washington, DC, b. 1887, Ormondsville, NC; d. 1973, Gainesville, FL, b. 1861, Washington, DC; d. 1944, Kingston, WA, Willard, Irma Rosalind/Rosaline DeBlieux Sompayrac, b. 1912, Texhoma, OK; d. 1986, Decatur, GA, b. 1910, Washington, DC; d. 1995, Orleans, MA, b. 1875, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1930, Switzerland, b. 1843, Buffalo, WV; d. 1926, Winfield, WV, b. 1894, Charleston, SC; d. 1975, Queens, NY, b. 1897, Orwood, MS; d. 1987, Memphis, TN, b. John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude," on the second floor of the Kansas Capitol, features a larger-than-life John Brown. 1869, Floyd County, VA; d. 1951, Lynchburg, VA, b. Prophet. 1870, New Albany, IN; d. 1956, Oldham County, KY, b. 1896, Charlottesville, VA; d. 1984, Charlottesville, VA, b. 1888, New Orleans, LA; d. 1967, San Bruno, CA, Saugrain, Joan Bredendieck [a.k.a. It was hung in the Capitol after his death. 1866, Boston, MA; d. 1937, Montclair, NJ, b. 1888, Leipzig, Germany; d. 1969, North Elba, NY, b. 1895, Livingston, AL; d. 1984, Montevallo, AL, b. 1921, Winchester, KY; d. 2009, Greenville, SC, b. 1901, New Orleans, LA; d. 1990, Jackson, LA, b. 1914, Fordyce, AR; d. 1994, Pine Bluff, AR, b. 1858, Philadelphia, PA; d. 1948, Folly Cove, MA, b. 1904, Brookhaven, MS; d. 1995, Hazlehurst, MS, b. 1903, PA; d. 2006, Montgomery County, PA, b. 1917, Charlotte, NC; d. 1984, Charlotte, NC, b. 1917, New Orleans, LA; d. 1972, New Orleans, LA, b. 1897, Budapest, Hungary; d. 1980, Washington, DC, b. 1840, Norfolk, VA; d. 1911, New York, NY, b. Brown was not, at this time, a well known figure, although he was active in abolitionist circles. Curry left Kansas in disgust, abandoning the rest of his Capitol project, and did not sign this or the other completed work, Kansas Pastoral, because he considered the project incomplete.