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Freeing of the Slaves by John Steuart Curry

Freeing of the Slaves

John Steuart Curry · 1942

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Artist
John Steuart Curry
Date
1942
ART MOVEMENTS
Social Realism
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THE ARTIST

John Steuart Curry

John Steuart Curry captured the dramatic spirit of rural America, from Kansas tornadoes to abolitionist John Brown.

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