James Daugherty

James Henry Daugherty (June 1, 1889 – February 21, 1974) was an American modernist painter, muralist, children's book author and illustrator.

He later lived in Indiana, Ohio, and at the age of 9 he moved to Washington, D.C., where he studied at the Corcoran School of Art.

[2] During World War I, he was commissioned to produce propaganda posters for various US Government agencies, including the United States Shipping Board.

The mural was restored, and revealed a scene, filled with violent and richly colored imagery, including snarling animals, tomahawk-wielding American Indians and a half-naked General Putnam strapped to a burning stake.

School officials objected to the violent imagery and ordered the mural removed to the Greenwich Public Library.