https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh Part I: You are to adopt the role of the artist who created the piece you have selected. Recall you may choose to write about the painting titled, The Last Moments of John Brown Your work is not known to the public yet. It may have the opportunity to appear in a leading art exhibition focusing upon the experience of slavery in America and its impact upon black heritage. Before it can be selected however, you have been asked to provide a written defense of your painting's place in African American culture. In a 150 word mini-essay that you post here on the Padlet. You may post anywhere on the page. en-us 2017-12-07 19:05:06 UTC 2025-12-04 21:05:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png cbvmom https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/214282898

]]> 2017-12-07 19:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/214282898 https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/215242930 2017-12-11 22:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/215242930 kirk9751 https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/215253041 John Brown was an abolitionist. Despite some of the radical actions he took to abolish slavery, at heart, he just wanted to stop the senseless persecution of a race of people. This painting is a depiction of when John Brown was on his way to be executed for his role in the raid of the Federal Armory of Harper’s Ferry. This was when John Brown and 21 others held dozens hostage in the armory for two days, until confederate General Robert E. Lee and his army captured them. The message I want to convey in this painting, is one of deep sadness. If you look closely, the only people you can see watching are African American. The Confederates did this on purpose, they wanted the African Americans to see their abolitionist hero executed. This was to lower morale and to serve as a threat, saying “That’s what happens when you oppose slavery. The overall question I want to leave in viewer’s minds is this: How can some people be so hateful and judgemental?

]]> 2017-12-11 23:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/215253041 boul8836 https://padlet.com/cbvmom/qj5gjmbbj0vh/wish/215839910 In The Last Moments of John Brown I have portrayed John Brown, the radical abolitionist, and architect behind the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in October 1859, descending the stairs at the jailhouse in Charles Town, Virginia, on the way to his execution for treason, murder, and conspiracy. Surrounding him as he descends the steps are armed guards as well as free blacks, most of whom have attended this event in order to pay their respects to the martyr who was willing to die for their rights. On his way to the gallows Brown allegedly kissed an African American baby which I have illustrated in this painting. Through this work I have attempted to portray Brown as a sympathetic, kindly old man rather than as a violent terrorist like many previous artists. Even upon death, Brown believed in and was willing to die for the cause of abolishing the inhumane act of slavery. I wanted to show his willingness to die for this cause in my painting which is why I gave him a solemn and accepting facial expression as well as illustrated him descending the stairs without being forced to do so. The central theme of this painting and message I have tried to convey is the racism, hatred and extreme measures America took when reacting to issues surrounding abolitionists fighting for equality. This painting illustrates an important moment in America’s civil rights movement, the fight for equality and the fight for the abolition of slavery during the anti-slavery movement as well as the severity of the actions Americans were willing to take to ensure that slavery remained legal. When viewers observe this work I would like them to question the morality of the people who were involved in John Brown’s hanging and their conscious in sentencing a man protesting an unethical and unjust movement to jail. I would like them to ponder the follow questions:
1. Why did America believe it was acceptable to sentence a man for death simply for fighting for basic human rights?
2. How can people be so hateful and judging of others races that they believe they are better than them?
3. Why did America allow and promote hateful acts such as this to happen regularly?


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