John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

American, 1897-1946

Born in Dunavant, Kansas on November 14, 1897, John Steuart Curry became the youngest member of the famed "Benton-Wood-Curry trio" of Regional Painters of the early 20th-century American Scene movement. He gained a national reputation for his rural Kansas scenes. The artist focused on people who were down-to-earth, plain spoken, and self-reliant, and who made a living through hard physical labor. Curry executed murals dealing with land settlement and racial justice, and his works reflecting these themes are in the Capitol Building in Kansas, the University of Wisconsin, the United States Department of the Interior, and the United States Department of Justice. The artist quit high school and attended the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. He transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago. Curry married Clara Derrick in 1923. He studied in Paris in 1927. He was not impressed by the modernist American painters, many of whom were adopting the 'isms' of French contemporary artists. Curry was determined to paint American subjects without European models and to celebrate patriotism, regional pride, and the common man. He settled in Westport, Connecticut. In 1928, he painted Baptism in Kansas. The painting was heralded nationally as work of a new American genre. It was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art biennial where it met critical acclaim. In 1931, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney bought it for her museum. Tornado over Kansas was unveiled in 1929 before the stock market crash and provided the city with the romance of man versus nature theme. In 1933, it received second prize at the Carnegie International Exhibit. In 1930, he had his first one-man exhibition at the Whitney Studio Club. His work of the 1930s contains themes of work, family, and land-- demonstrating the peace, struggle, and perseverance that Curry believed was the essence of American life. In 1934 he married Kathleen Shepard. The United States government selected him to paint murals for the Department of Justice and the Department of Interior. He was appointed Artist-in-Residence in the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin in 1936. He was a member of the Art Students' League and won prizes including: Purchase prize, North West Print Maker, fifth annual Exhibition, 1933; second prize, Thirty-first International Exhibition, Carnegie Institute, 1933; gold medal, PAFA, 1941; prize, Artists for Victory Exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941. Exhibitions include: “A Celebration of Rural America,” 2007, Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History; “Collective Images: the sketchbooks of John Steuart Curry, 2002, Worcester Art Museum; “Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland,” 2000, Columbus Museum of Art; “The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000,” Whitney Museum of American Art; and “John Steuart Curry: Inventing the Middle West,” 1998, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. He died in Madison, Wisconsin in 1946.

Artist: John Steuart Curry

John Steuart CurrySigned Lithograph of “Our Good Earth”, 1942

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Signed Lithograph of “Our Good Earth”

By John Steuart Curry

Located in San Francisco, CA

This signed lithograph "Our Good Earth," was created by the prominent American Regionalist artist John Steuart Curry (1897-1946). It was published in 1942 by the Associated American ...

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1940s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Will BarnetMeditation and Minou, 1980

$2,000

H 22 in W 28 in

Meditation and Minou

By Will Barnet

Located in Buffalo, NY

Artist: Will Barnet, American (1911 - 2012) Title: Meditation and Minou Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph and Serigraph on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 40/150

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1970s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Thomas Hart Benton'Plowing It Under' — WPA Era American Regionalism, 1934

$2,550

H 9.44 in W 11.88 in

'Plowing It Under' — WPA Era American Regionalism

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Thomas Hart Benton, 'Goin' Home', lithograph, 1937, edition 250, Fath 14. Signed in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white, wove pape...

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1930s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Original Paris “View of the Center Taken from the Air” – 1950 - Linen-backed, A, 1950

$949

H 28 in W 41 in D 0.3 in

Original Paris “View of the Center Taken from the Air” – 1950 - Linen-backed, A

Located in Spokane, WA

This original 1950 Paris aerial map represents a fascinating moment in postwar European tourism promotion. The Vintage Paris Aerial Map 1950 French Tourism Poster is a prime example ...

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1950s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Norman RockwellNorman Rockwell, 'Jim got down on his knees', 1972, Litho, a.p., Signed, Framed, 1972

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H 29.5 in W 24 in

Norman Rockwell, 'Jim got down on his knees', 1972, Litho, a.p., Signed, Framed

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Columbia, MO

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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James Allen'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism, 1937

$2,400

H 11 in W 8.44 in

'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism

By James Allen

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Allen, 'Pipe and Brawn,' 1937, lithograph, edition 40. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. A superb, richly inked impression on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margin...

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1930s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Sidney RiesenbergThe Jewish Welfare Board original 1918 vintage World War 1 antique poster, 1918

$899

H 32.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.01 in

The Jewish Welfare Board original 1918 vintage World War 1 antique poster

By Sidney Riesenberg

Located in Spokane, WA

The Jewish Welfare Board. Original World 1 vintage poster, very good condition; archival linen-backed and ready to frame. Printer: Alco-Gravure, Inc., N. Y. There is a tiny ch...

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1940s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Norman RockwellNorman Rockwell, "Your eyes is lookin'", 1972, Lithograph, a.p., Signed, Framed, 1972

$3,300

H 29.5 in W 24 in

Norman Rockwell, "Your eyes is lookin'", 1972, Lithograph, a.p., Signed, Framed

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Columbia, MO

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Norman RockwellNorman Rockwell, 'There warn't no harm in them', 1972, Litho, a.p., Signed, 1972

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H 29.5 in W 24 in

Norman Rockwell, 'There warn't no harm in them', 1972, Litho, a.p., Signed

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Columbia, MO

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Thomas Hart BentonHYMN SINGER / THE MINSTREL / BURL IVES -- Large Benton, 1950

$3,500

H 15.75 in W 12 in

HYMN SINGER / THE MINSTREL / BURL IVES -- Large Benton

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Santa Monica, CA

THOMAS HART BENTON (1890- 1975) HYMN SINGER / THE MINSTREL (Portrait of Burl Ives) 1950 (Fath 74) Lithograph signed with full signature “Thomas H. Benton” A large image, 15 ¾ x 12 i...

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1950s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Thomas Hart BentonINSTRUCTION, 1940

$4,500

H 10.25 in W 7 in

INSTRUCTION

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Santa Monica, CA

THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) INSTRUCTION 1940 (Fath 41) Lithograph, signed edition of 250 as published by Associated American Artists. 10 ¼” x 12 ¼”. Full margins, deckle edges....

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1940s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Dhimitri ZoniaDhimitri Zonia, 'Rider', c. 1970, Lithograph, 86 of 100, Signed, Framed, c. 1970

$360

H 25 in W 19 in

Dhimitri Zonia, 'Rider', c. 1970, Lithograph, 86 of 100, Signed, Framed

Located in Columbia, MO

Dhimitri Zonia (American, 1921–2016) Titled, editioned, and signed recto Dhimitri Zonia was a painter, printmaker, and illustrator based in St. Louis, Missouri, whose work spans both...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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Norman RockwellNorman Rockwell, 'Then Miss Watson took me in the closet and prayed', 1972, 1972

$3,300

H 29.5 in W 24 in

Norman Rockwell, 'Then Miss Watson took me in the closet and prayed', 1972

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Columbia, MO

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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John Steuart CurrySUMMER AFTERNOON, 1939

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H 16 in W 20 in

SUMMER AFTERNOON

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Portland, ME

Curry, John Steuart. SUMMER AFTERNOON. Lithograph, 1939. Associated American Artists edition of 250. Signed in pencil, and with the AAA Label, as well...

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John Steuart CurrySANCTUARY, 1944

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H 13.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in

SANCTUARY

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Aventura, FL

Sanctuary, alternatively titled Flood Relief. Czestochowski, 41. Lithograph on paper. Hand signed by the artist in pencil. Published by Associated American Artists. Image size 11.75...

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1940s Modern John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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John Steuart CurrySTALLION AND JACK FIGHTING, 1943

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STALLION AND JACK FIGHTING

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Portland, ME

Curry, John Steuart. STALLION AND JACK FIGHTING. Lithograph, 1943. Edition of 260 published by Associated American Artists. Signed in pencil. 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches, 298 x 394 mm. (i...

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1940s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

John Steuart CurryMANHUNT, 1934

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H 9.625 in W 12.75 in

MANHUNT

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOHN STEUART CURRY (1897- 1946) MANHUNT 1934 (Cole 22) Lithograph, edition fewer than 100. No. 24/50. 9 5/8 x 12 ¾”. Full margins. Very good Co...

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1930s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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John Steuart CurryManhunt, 1934

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Manhunt

By John Steuart Curry

Located in New York, NY

John Steuart Curry ((1897-1946), Manhunt, lithograph, 1934, signed in pencil lower right and dated and titled lower left. Reference: Cole 22, edition of 50. In pristine condition, on a heavy ivory wove paper wtih deckle edges, the full sheet, 9 3/4 x 12 15/16 inches, the sheet 11 9/16 x 16 1/16 inches, archiival storage (between acid free board, non attached mylar hinging, glassine cover). A fine fresh impression of this important document of 1930’s life. Published by Contemporary Print Group, New York, and distributed by Raymond and Raymond, Inc. in a portfolio entitled “The American Scene, Series 2.” The suite included lithographs by John Steuart Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, William Gropper, Russell Limbach...

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1930s American Realist John Steuart Curry Prints and Multiples

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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
John Steuart Curry is known for his paintings that captured daily life in rural areas of Kansas. Curry was born in Dunavant, Kansas, in 1897. He painted two murals for the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka: Kansas Pastoral and Tragic Prelude. You'll find a variety of John Steuart Curry art on 1stDibs.