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View all 28 artworks. John Steuart Curry lived in the XX cent., a remarkable figure of American Regionalism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897 – August 29, 1946) was an American painter whose career spanned the years from 1924 until his death. He was noted for his paintings depicting rural life in his home state, Kansas.
During the Great Depression, John Steuart Curry devoted himself to painting sincere portrayals of the American heartland, leading American Regionalism.
The page captures the most notable works, alongside many of his other works and describes their publication context. A list begins each section talking about the works contained within that medium or genre and are sorted by date. Following each list is a discussion of the context in which that work was produced.
Like Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry was a major American scene painter of the 1930s. His subjects were taken from American history and his most famous mural, The Tragic Prelude (1938–40), is in Topeka at the Kansas State Capitol.
John Steuart Curry was an American artist known for his involvement with Regionalist movement alongside Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton. View John Steuart Curry’s 766 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Wisconsin Landscape. John Steuart Curry American. 1938–39. Not on view. Wisconsin Landscape is an idealized composite of farm scenes that Curry saw while traveling around the American Midwest. The horizontal canvas provides a panoramic view of the region and draws attention to the dramatic sky.
John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897 – August 29, 1946) was an American painter whose career spanned the years from 1924 until his death. He was noted for his paintings depicting rural life in his home state, Kansas.
John Stewart Curry. Dates. Date of birth: 11/14/1897. Date of death: 8/29/1946. Geography. Place born: Dunavant, Jefferson county, Kansas, United States, North and Central America. Place died: Madison, Dane county, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America.
Curry was commissioned for several mural projects: the Department of the Interior and Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., as well as the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. Their subject matter reflected Curry’s desire to create art meaningful to the American people.