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John Steuart Curry

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Profession
Painter
Died
Aug 29, 1946
Zodiac
Scorpio
Born in
Kansas
About
Regionalist painter who became known for "Baptism in Kansas," "Tornado Over Kansas," and other spectacular oil paintings. His most famous work was a decorative mural he created for the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.
Family
He was the first of five children born to farmers Smith and Margaret Curry. His parents admired the works of Peter Paul Rubens and Gustave Doré and covered their home in reproductions of the artists' paintings.

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