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John Steuart Curry

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John Steuart Curry is recorded in the Getty Union List of Artist Names with the biographical note: American painter, illustrator, and muralist, 1897-1946. The record places his birth in Dunavant and death in Madison. Getty classifies the person under these roles: muralists (painters), draftsmen (artists), illustrators, painters (artists), printmakers. The nationality terms attached to the record are American. Places of professional activity in the record include New York. The record carries 8 forms of the name and the identifier 500115503. In this atlas the person is linked as the creator of Tragic Prelude.

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Gender
Male 1
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Practices

Painting, Art Forms
Source Getty ULAN artist record 500115503, Curry, John Steuart

Works Created

Tragic Prelude, Works
Source Tragic Prelude (Wikipedia)
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Source Getty ULAN artist record 500115503, Curry, John SteuartRecord display
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Curry, John Steuart (American painter, illustrator, and muralist, 1897-1946)

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Source Getty ULAN artist record 500115503, Curry, John SteuartBirth and Death Places
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Born: Dunavant (Jefferson county, Kansas, United States) (inhabited place)
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1. Getty ULAN artist record 500115503, Curry, John Steuart
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    Gender: male
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    Gender: male
  • Practices: Painting, Record heading
    Curry, John Steuart (American painter, illustrator, and muralist, 1897-1946)
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John Steuart Curry (Wikipedia)
In Group: American Painters, Lead
Quote, In Group: American Painters, Lead
John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897, August 29, 1946) was an American painter whose career spanned the years from 1924 until his death.
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Tragic Prelude (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Tragic Prelude, Wikipedia intro
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Tragic Prelude is a mural painted by the American artist John Steuart Curry for the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka, Kansas.
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