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: (100)
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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 - Tornado over Kansas 1929 oil on canvas Muskegon Museum of Art American
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John Steuart Curry - Circus Elephants 1932 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Stuart Curry John Brown Lithograph 1939
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John Stuart Curry Sanctuary Lithograph 1944
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John Stuart Curry The Plainsman Lithograph 1945
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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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John Vanderlyn - John Sudam 1829-1830 oil on canvas National Gallery 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 Singleton Copley - John Gray 1766 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute 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 Wollaston - John Stevens c. 1749-1752 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art 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 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 - John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery 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 Smibert - Mrs. John Pitts 1735 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Design for a Title Page
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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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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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John R. Johnston - Mrs. John R. Johnston before 1857 salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John B. Neagle William Helmuth (or John Henry Helmuth) oil on canvas 1834
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John Singleton Copley - The Honorable John Erving c. 1774 oil on canvas Smith College Museum of Art American
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Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Durham, ca. 1790 John Barry (British, active
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Artist: artist unknown Title: Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John Date: about 1520 -
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John Singleton Copley - Colonel John Montresor c. 1771 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Wesley Jarvis - Commodore John Rodgers c. 1814 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Dixon An Incantation Mezzotint 1773
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John Smibert John Nelson oil on canvas 1732
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John Smith Sir John Percival Bart Mezzotint 1704
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John Smith John Duke of Marlborough Mezzotint 1705
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John Hall King John, Act IV, Scene I 18th century
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John Trumbull - John Trumbull 1793 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John R. Johnston - John R. Johnston with Painting late 1850's salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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H.B. (John Doyle) John Wilkes 18th - 19th century
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John Kay John Campbell of Blythewood Etching 1784
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Wilson The Elephant and the Bookseller, opposite page 45 in the book, Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), Vol. 1 Engraving 1793
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W. Grainger The Baboon and the Poultry, opposite page 17 in the book, Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), vol. 2 Engraving 1793
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John Smith John Lambert the Elder, (after same) mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John Neagle - The Reverend John Albert Ryan 1825-1829 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Luis Meléndez, Italian (active in Spain), 1716-1780 Still Life with Melon and Pears about 1770
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John Faber the Younger St. John, Apostle and Evangelist mezzotint 1754
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Richard Wilson, British, 1713-1782 Portrait of a British Naval Captain Oil on canvas 127 x
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Luis Meléndez, Italian (active in Spain), 1716-1780 Still Life with Bread, Ham, Cheese, and Vegetables
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John Covert - John Covert's Father In His Pharmacy c. 1906 oil on cavnas Hirshhorn Museum American
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Gilbert Stuart - John Jay 1794 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Alice Neel - John 1980 lithograph on paper The Art Gallery University of Maryland
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William Strang John Bunyan, frontispiece portrait and first plate in the book The Pilgrim*s Progress by John Bunyan (London: John C. Nimmo, 1895) etching 1885
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John Neagle - Amy Taylor Dickson (Mrs. John Dickson) c. 1835 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Carter Portrait of John Carter at Work, frontispiece in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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Young John the Baptist; History Scene
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John Faber the Younger Portrait of John Taylor Mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John James Audubon Douglass' Squirrel, a study for pl. 48 ofViviparous Quadripeds of North America by John James Audubon and Rev. John Bachman (New York: John James Audubon, 1845-1848) Watercolor, ink, graphite, and glaze on wove paper circa 1843
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Artist: John Smith and after Gottfned Kneller Title: John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave Date: 17th
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John Chester Buttre Portrait of John B. Webber engraving 19th - 20th century
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John Cochran John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent 19th century
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John Smith Portrait of John Egerton, Earl of Bridgwater Mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John Cage Variations III 1992
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John Cage Plate arrangement cards for Dereau 1982
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William St. John Harper (sculpture) engraving 1889
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John Wootton The Old Hen and the Cock, plate for Fable XX on page 76 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Owl and the Elephant, plate for Fable XLI on page 155 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Lyon and the Cub, plate for Fable XIX on page 73 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Trumbull Philip Church oil on canvas 1784
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John White Alexander - Portrait of Mrs. John White Alexander 1902 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Paolo Veneziano - St. John the Baptist c. 1350 tempera on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Elaine de Kooning - John Ashbery 1975 oil on board Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Piero della Francesca - St. John the Evangelist 1454-69 tempera on panel The Frick Collection Italian
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Julia Margaret Cameron - Sir John Herschel 1867 albumen print from w Cleveland Museum of Art British
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Paolo Veneziano - St. John the Baptist c. 1350 tempera on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi - St. John in the Wilderness c. 1535 oil on panel Utah Museum of Fine Arts Italian
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Gilbert Stuart - John Adams c. 1800-1815 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Juseppe de Ribera - St. John the Baptist c. 1624 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art Spanish
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Benjamin Trott - John Jordan c. 1830 watercolor on ivory Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Charles Willson Peale - John Nicholson 1790 Oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Robert Campin - John the Baptist early 1410's oil and tempera on p Cleveland Museum of Art Netherlandish
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - John Musters 1777-1780 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Joseph Wright - Mrs. John Ashton c. 1769-1771 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Boris Bernhard Gordon - John Huntington 1917 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Royall Brewster Smith - John G. Read 1833 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Jacopo Sansovino - St. John the Baptist c. 1540-1550 bronze Liechtenstein Museum Italian
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Gilbert Stuart - John Randolph 1804-1805 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Wootton The Spaniel and the Cameleon, plate for Fable II on page 7 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Wild Boar and the Ram, plate for Fable V on page 18 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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William Strang The Pilgrim*s Progress by John Bunyan (London: John C. Nimmo, 1895) book with 14 etchings 1895
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Ezra Ames - John Scoville c. 1810 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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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...
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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Cool Things, Currys Statehouse Studies, Kansas State Historical Society
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