The Negro in U.S. History

The Negro in U.S. History. Jean Charlot. February 1943. Oil on canvas. Checklist 691−697.

Jean Charlot’s note in Checklist:

A set of seven sketches entered in a mural contest in Washington. Theme: The negro in U.S. History. Scale: 2” = 1’

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 691 Peary with Henley at the Pole

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 692 Lincoln receives Douglass

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 693 Attucks in Boston Massacre

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 694 Perry at Lake Erie

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 695 Jefferson with negro engineer

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 696 Attack on Fort Wagner

• photo: Philip Spalding III

  CL 697 Jackson at New Orleans