Martyr or murderer? Hovenden’s The Last Moments of John Brown

Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown, c. 1884, oil on canvas, 117.2 x 96.8 cm (de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco), a Seeing America video

Speakers: Dr. Lauren Palmor, Assistant Curator of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Dr. Steven Zucker