Title
Tragic Prelude
Creator
John Steuart Curry
Description
Kansas commissioned John Steuart Curry in 1937 to paint a series of murals in the Kansas State Capitol depicting the history of the state. Curry chose to include John Brown as a "tragic prelude" to the Civil War.
Source
Kansas Historical Society, "Kansas State Capitol Online Tour," accessed January 11, 2017, https://www.kshs.org/places/capitol/tour/graphics/curry_tragic_prelude.jpg.
Date
1937