Description
Hanging in a corner of the Kansas state Capitol building in Topeka is John Steuart Curry’s mural “The Tragic Prelude.” A wild-eyed, bearded John Brown, arms out-stretched, clutches a Sharps rifle in one hand and the Bible in another.
Recommended Citation
Etcheson, Nicole (2011). "The Border War and American Liberty," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2011/flinthills/1
Jun 1st, 9:07 AM
The Border War and American Liberty
Hanging in a corner of the Kansas state Capitol building in Topeka is John Steuart Curry’s mural “The Tragic Prelude.” A wild-eyed, bearded John Brown, arms out-stretched, clutches a Sharps rifle in one hand and the Bible in another.
