Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
An 1859 painting by Eastman Johnson depicting urban slavery.
- Artist
- Eastman Johnson
- Date of Work
- 1859
- Medium
- Painting
- Credit
- Collection of the New-York Historical Society
An 1859 painting by Eastman Johnson depicting urban slavery.
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