Artist: John Steuart Curry (1897 - 1946)
Nationality: American
Movement: Regionalism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in 1897, John Steuart Curry grew up on a farm in Kansas. From 1919 to 1926 he was employed as a magazine illustrator. He then spent a year in Europe before arriving in New York to encounter his mentor, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. When he began painting, Curry found his subjects from his mid-western roots, his most famous works being Baptism in Kansas and Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake. In 1930’s, Curry became a leading figure of the Regionalism movement and was commissioned to produce several murals, the most notable of which were located in Topeka, Kansas.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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John Steuart Curry - John Brown 1938 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center American
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John Steuart Curry - Self Portrait 1927-29 oil on canvas Spencer Museum of Art American
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John Steuart Curry - Oak Tree 1939 oil on canvas mounte Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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John Steuart Curry - The Flying Codonas c. 1933 conte crayon and pen Arkansas Arts Center American
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John Steuart Curry - Mississippi Noah 1934 lithograph Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College American
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John Steuart Curry - Negro Head 1927 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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John Steuart Curry - Circus Elephants 1932 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Steuart Curry - Tornado over Kansas 1929 oil on canvas Muskegon Museum of Art American
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John Stuart Curry John Brown Lithograph 1939
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John Stuart Curry The Plainsman Lithograph 1945
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John Stuart Curry Sanctuary Lithograph 1944
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John Stuart Curry Elephants Lithograph 1936
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John Stuart Curry The Missed Leap Lithograph 1934
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John Stuart Curry Summer Afternoon Lithograph 1940
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John Stuart Curry Prize Stallions Lithograph 1938
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John Stuart Curry Stallion and Jack Fighting Lithograph 1943
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Rosalind Bengelsdorf (Browne) Untitled (Abstract), fromThe American Abstract Artists Portfolio: Exhibition April 3-17, 1937 black and white offset lithograph 1937
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1931 Grant Wood (American, 1892-1942)Oil on Masonite; H. 30,
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Woman’s Modified Turban, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950, Silk
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Man’s Tyrolean Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Velour
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Man’s Tyrolean Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Velour
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Woman’s Modified Turban, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950, Silk
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Sketches, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , mid-20th century, Ink and watercolor on cardboard
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John Singleton Copley - John Gray 1766 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Vanderlyn - John Sudam 1829-1830 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Greene c. 1769 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - Mrs. John Greene 1769 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Wollaston - John Stevens c. 1749-1752 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Smibert - Mrs. John Pitts 1735 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Johnston - John Peck c. 1795 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Hoppner - John Granville 1790-95 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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John Frazee - John Marshall 1834-35 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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John Durand - Mrs. John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Durand - John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1957, Net, cotton
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1957, Net, cotton
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Sketch Books, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , mid-20th century, Ink and watercolor on paper
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John Sartain Portrait of John A. Sutter mezzotint 1850
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Charles Willson Peale - Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr. 1790 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Woman’s Toque, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Nylon net
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Woman’s Toque, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Nylon net
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk organdy
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Woman’s Cloche, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Fur felt
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk organdy
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Woman’s Cloche, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Fur felt
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Silk, silk net
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1950, Felt
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Silk, silk net
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1950, Felt
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John Sartain John Calvin 19th century
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John Singleton Copley - Portrait of John Scollay 1764 black and white chal Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts American
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Sketch Book, ’Fall 1938’, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1938, Ink on paper
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Woman’s Cartwheel Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1955, Silk
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Woman’s Cartwheel Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1955, Silk
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk lace
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Satin ribbon, net

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (10)
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Kantor / Feuer Gallery: Project Room: Quentin Curry
In “Lies and Abstraction” an opened newspaper rests on a hardwood floor. This paper written in both numbers and letters become illegible and is seen not only as text, but also as a diagram and a landscape.  The focus of the piece does not lie in t...
San Diego Museum of Art: A Good Impression: A Century of Printmaking in San Diego
Among the printmakers represented in the exhibition are such internationally renowned figures as Harry Sternberg, Italo Scanga, and Françoise Gilot, artists who utilized the traditional printmaking techniques of woodcut and lithography. Also inclu...
California Center for the Arts: The Next Wave: New Painting in Southern California
The Next Wave includes approximately 70 works that havebeen created within the past few years, a number of them especially for this exhibition. This survey aims to illuminate a diverse range of aesthetic and thematic concerns in contemp...
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The collection was removed from public display last summer for gallery renovation. The museum's collection of Fabergé objects is one of the largest of any museum outside Russia. The new, thematically organized Fabergé gallery features ...
Lump gallery/projects: Alphabet and A to Z: Two Exhibitions Curated by Baltimore's PostTypography and Richmond's The Drama
The 60 alphabets featured in Alphabet were created by artists in North America, Europe, and Asia, and represent work from well-known typographers and designers as well as rising artists and design students. The alphabets in the exhibition re...
Cantor Arts Center Stanford University: Conflict and Art
The exhibition's broad thematic headings range from societal, religious, and political struggles, with their associated wars, to more individualistic competitions and internal dialogues, often eloquently drawn from legend or literature: Political ...
jFERRARI Gallery: Figure it Out: 20 Artists Approach the Figure
FIGURE IT OUT portrays the human form realistically, symbolically and as a representation of an emotion or feeling. This exhibit encompasses many art movements and art media with which to illustrate the human, making it a diverse collection suited...
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: John A. and Margaret Hill Collection of American Western Art AND Silver Blossoms, Turquoise Mountains: Southwest Indian Jewelry
As a connoisseur of American art, John Hill collected what he believed in, which was the myth of the American West. It is a myth that has shaped this nation more than any other. From it, comes our sense of magisterial landscapes dwarfing human a...
Bailiwick Arts Center: THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
In a season that is often reduced to obtaining material possessions, MRS. CONEY illustrates in the most beautiful way that not all gifts can be purchased. With a word, a gesture, a song, it shows family relationships that are both complex a...
Columbus Museum of Art: Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland
The exhibition and its national tour are sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc. Illusions of Eden is one component of The Heartland Project, a series of three traveling museum exhibitions and an interactive website that will evaluate t...

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John Steuart Curry: Inventing the Middle West, at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
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