Federal Writers Project
Viola B. Muse
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Jesus <choice><orig>before</orig><reg>Before</reg></choice> Pilate", a piece of
art which is considered one of the
most difficult aggregation of men
to portray in pen or paint, has been
done in oil by Prof.Professor John Henry Adams,
a Georgian born near Albany. As an
artist, he is considered equally as proficient
in pen, pencil, charcoal, and oil painting.
While he has never painted or drawn for
a livelihood, he indulges in the art for
the simple love of it. He was a teacher
in his early life, first at Morris Brown
University, Atlanta, GaGeorgia; traveling representa-
tive
for the 'Voice of the Negro", a periodical;
was a journalist of no mean ability as
well as editor ^of colored page of two of the outstanding
Southern newspapers, Florida Times<choice><orig> </orig><reg>-</reg></choice>Union,
Jacksonville Journal, and the Florida Sentinel
a colored weekly, The Florida Sentinel;
Operatedoperated a print shop in Waycross, GaGeorgia; and
and also was editor of Tampa Bulletin, weekly
paper at Tampa, FlaFlorida.
He painted a life sizelife-size picture of late
Gen.General W.W. Andrews, Grand Chancellor of
Knights of Pythias of Florida. The painting
now hangs in the AndrewsAndrews' home at
511 Clay StStreet, Jacksonville, FlaFlorida.