John Steuart Curry and the American Regionalist (1897-1946) Born Dunavant, Kansas; died, Madison, Wisconsin 1937 self-portrait Self Portrait, 1927-1929.

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John Steuart Curry and the American Regionalist ( ) Born Dunavant, Kansas; died, Madison, Wisconsin 1937 self-portrait Self Portrait,

Curry’s beginnings  Started art lesson’s at a very young age and rode horse back to a artist home 6 miles away.(1906)  After high school (1916)went to Kansas City and attended the Kansas City Art Institute and later attended the Art institute of Chicago  His nick name there was Jack Kansas

Curry as a Professional Artist  1919 Curry becomes a magazine illustrator  1926 This was not creative enough wants to study and paint for a living. Leaves for Paris.  Returns to Kansas in 1927 and gains attention for his Kansas Landscapes  Becomes acquainted with other Regionalist painters– Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri and Grant Wood of Iowa.

John Steuart Curry Belgian Stallions, 1938 Fire Diver, 1934 watercolor 1930’s he traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus Realism was important to Curry as was movement and emotion.

John Steuart Curry, ( ), “Tornado Over Kansas,” 1929, The Line Storm Curry was afraid of tornado’s as a child but later in life became fascinated with the theme of man against nature Most of Curry’s painting showed some struggle – with nature, or to live off the land or to do a job

Hoover and the Flood 1940 Oil on panel 37-1/2 x 63 inches

What is a regionalist  An American term, Regionalism refers to the work of a number of rural artists, mostly from the Midwest, who came to prominence in the 1930s.  Not a part of a large movement, Regionalist artists often had an simple homespun style or point of view. They shared, a humble, anti-modernist style and a desire to depict everyday life.  The three best-known regionalists were John Steuart Curry, Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood. Art cyclopedia.com

Fellow Regionalist Thomas Hart Benton

Iowa Regionalist Grant Wood

Fellow Regionalist Edward Hopper  Hotel Lobby 1943 Oil on canvas 32 1/2 x 40 3/4 in. Folly Beach, 1929, watercolor, gouache and charcoal, 13 7/8 x 19 3/4 inches If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. -- Edward Hopper

#1 #2 #3#4 Whose the Artist?

#4 #2 #3 #1 Whose the Artist?

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