John Steuart Curry (1897 - 1946)
1897-11-14Dunavant, USA1946-08-29Madison, USAUSA
John Steuart Curry
John Steuart Curry was an American artist of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known for his genre paintings depicting rural life in his home state of Kansas.
John Curry, along with Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, was proclaimed one of the three great artists of regionalism, a movement in the visual arts in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. His artistic style was characterized by energetic forms that conveyed vivid emotion.
Curry also created book illustrations, prints, and posters.
Date and place of birt: | 14 november 1897, Dunavant, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 29 august 1946, Madison, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter, Posterist |
Art school / group: | Art Students League, Art Students League of New York, Регионализм |
Genre: | Genre art, иллюстрирование книг |
Art style: | Modern art, Realism |