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A view of the "Tragic Prelude" mural by John Steuart Curry featuring abolitionist John Brown. The mural is on the north wall, second floor, of the east wing the Kansas statehouse, and is 11' 6" tall by 31 feet long. It was painted with oil and egg tempura paint. It was commissioned and painted from 1937-1942.
Creator: Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946
Date: 1999
Item Number: 207858
Call Number: FK2.1 C.1999 *6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207858
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Painting
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Monuments and Memorials - Murals
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 4: Kansas Territory: The Saga of Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Slides
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable Kansans - Curry, John Steuart, (1897-1946)
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Slides
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