Hale Woodruff, The Underground Railroad, 1942, oil on canvas, 173.2 x 313.7 cm (Toledo Art Museum) © Estate of Hale Woodruff
This is the first in a series of three canvases:
• The Underground Railroad
• Opening Day at Talladega College
• The Building of Savery Library
that were commissioned for Savery Library at Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama
Special thanks to Talladega College and Perry H. Trice, MLIS BFA Director, William R. Harvey Museum of Art and Special Collections Librarian/Archivist, Savery Library
Speakers: Turry M. Flucker, Vice President of Collections and Partnerships, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Beth Harris, Smarthistory, at the Dr. William R. Harvey Museum, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama
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