Today's art trivia focuses on John Steuart Curry, a U.S. painter whose art reflected the social and aesthetic values of the depression years of the 1930's. He was born on Nov. 14, 1897 and died in 1946.
After returning from a jaunt in Europe, he won recognition for his works "Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake", "Baptism in Kansas" and "The Tornado" (along with other works). As you can see his subject matter was definitely American oriented, and his style reflected a new expression of the energy of American life. Favorite subjects of his were the circus, the landscape and traditions of where he lived and the spectacle of American sports.
Curry taught at Cooper Union in New York at the Art Student's league and was the artist in residence at the University of Wisconsin from 1936 until his death.
The picture above of his work is titled: "Study for Oklahoma Land Rush".
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