Artworks by African Americans from the Collection
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"John Henry" by Palmer C. Hayden is on view in RETOLD: African American Art & Folklore. John Henry is an American folk hero who is widely known for out-working a steam drilling machine while serving prison time on the railroad. As one version of the story goes, Henry was a freed African American who was accused of burglary and sentenced to ten years in the Virginia State Penitentiary. While in prison, he was sent to work on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He was the best driller on the railroa
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🗓#OTD in 1861, Residents of western Virginia voted to secede from the Confederate state of Virginia. The railroad tracks that crisscross West Virginia pass through the state's mountains - an engineering feat made possible by the steam-powered drill, or, according to legend, a man named John Henry. Aerial America: West Virginia airs tonight at 11 PM! | Smithsonian Channel
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#FallenThroughTheCracks - William Henry Johnson was born on March 18, 1901, in Florence, South Carolina. He was a painter who worked with a variety of media, often just using the materials that were available on hand to create his work. His works emphasized vivid and vibrant colors alongside simplistic figures. His depictions of African American culture were pulled from his upbringing in the rural South. He immersed himself in African-American culture and traditions, from realism to expressionis
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