Horace Pippin, a self-taught African American painter, was born on this day in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Despite being wounded in World War I, he went on to become one of the most important American painters of his time. Pippin’s powerful works often depicted themes of war, racial injustice, and African American life. His notable painting “John Brown Going to His Hanging” is part of the collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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