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Oil portrait of John Brown, painted in 1882 by Quartus Ruggles. The famed abolitionist joined his sons in Kansas in 1855 and engaged in often violent activity directed at proslavery supporters. This portrait depicts Brown as he would have appeared after the Battle of Osawatomie, where free-state and proslavery bands clashed in 1856. The artist, Quartus Ruggles, never met Brown himself but painted this portrait over 20 years after the man's death. It was displayed in the Society's portrait gallery for many years.
Creator: Ruggles, Quartus E.
Date: 1882
Item Number: 209859
KSHS Identifier: 1883.45.1
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Artists
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art
Date - 1880s - 1882
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Picture - Portrait
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Virginia
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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