Year ca. 1938-1940 Period Regionalism | Medium oil and egg tempera Created 1940 | |
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Dimensions 350 cm × 940 cm (136 in × 372 in) Similar | ||
Boris lyatoshynsky tragic prelude
Mr proenneke tragic prelude
Description
The mural was commissioned in 1937, and done in egg tempera and oil paint, it is 11' 6" tall and 31 feet long. The Kansas state legislature objected to the mural, and the artist left it unsigned.
Analysis
The mural depicts John Brown in the prelude to the Civil War, during the bleeding Kansas unrest. A study for the mural is in the Spencer Museum.
References
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