John Henry Adams (3 of 3) Viola Muse Transcription Zariah Grant Encoding and edition Lucia Mylius

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https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/26 USA Florida Jacksonville Jacksonville Historical Society Viola Muse Collection (1959-18) Folder 2, item 10 A third version of the biographical sketch of John Henry Adams (see https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/24 and https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/25), painter of "Jesus Before Pilate" (see https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/23).

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"Jesus <choice><orig>before</orig><reg>Before</reg></choice> Pilate", an oil painting by John Henry Adams, is an outstanding piece of art. This painting is owned by his wife, Alma Adams, 1472 Madison St.Street, Jacksonville, FlaFlorida. Mr. Adams also painted a life sizelife-size portrait of W.W. Andrews, deceased, and it hangs in the Andrew’sAndrews' home, 511 Clay St.Street, Jacksonville, FlaFlorida.

Mr. Adams was born near Waycross, GaGeorgia, and began teaching school at age of twenty onetwenty-one, at Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GaGeorgia;. Was Travelingtraveling representative for the Voice of the Negro, a journal;. connectedConnected with Tampa Bulletin Pub.Publishing Co.Company, Tampa, FlaFlorida. Editor of Florida <choice><orig>Times<lb/> Union</orig><reg>Times-Union</reg></choice> Coloredcolored page and also Jacksonville<lb/> Journal in same capacity. Was editor of negro weekly 'The Florida Sentinel". Is now in Waco, Texas, writing for the Associated Negro Press. (4) He draws and paints because of the love of doing it. He is the father of two girls, the younger of which has a natural ability for drawing and painting. Her name is Alma Betta Adams, 13 years of age. She lives with her mother, 1472 Madison St.Street, Jacksonville, FlaFlorida.