Kansas is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1974 by Kirshner in the United States and Epic Records in other countries.
Cover painting by John Steuart Curry
Tragic Prelude is a mural painted by the American artist John Steuart Curry for the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka, Kansas. It is located on the east side of the second floor rotunda. On the
Kansas (Kansas album)
…format on CD in 2004. A remastered version of the album appeared on vinyl in 2014. The album cover depicts abolitionist John Brown in a scene from Tragic Prelude, a mural by Kansas native John Steuart Curry. The original mural is painted on a wall at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. The album cover image is…
Tragic Prelude, north wall. John Brown in front of and between fighting Union and Confederate soldiers.
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (left) and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, 2012
Tragic Prelude adapted into a modern flyer; Greensboro, NC, 2017.