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Curry was known for his oil paintings and mural cycles. In August of 1928 Curry painted Baptism in Kansas, which was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C. The painting was praised by the New York Times and earned Curry the attention of Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. In 1931 Mrs. Vanderbilt Whitney purchased the painting Baptism in Kansas for the Whitney Museum in New York City, thus establishing him as a major artist. Baptism in Kansas reflected the fanatic religious sects that held open-air baptisms that these popular religious groups were a part of Curry’s rural life in Kansas. While a traditional religious scene is depicted by Curry with all the reverence one would expect from such a subject no well know Baptismal representations by old world masters employ the compositional layout that Curry favors. Under her patronage Curry painted Tornado Over Kansas, which depicts a farmer, approaching a tornado while his wife ushers the family and pets into the cyclone cellar. The painting was unveiled in 1929 just before the crash of the stock market and provided those in the city with the romance of his man versus nature themes. During the 1930s Curry embraced the heartland of America and focused on his home state of Kansas. He depicted common scenes of the laborer, family and land in order to demonstrate peace and struggle and perseverance that he had come to believe was the essence of American life. Every Sincere Artist Knows that there is no bandwagon that goes all the way; no seeming success of the moment that will atone for the thing he knows in his heart he has not yet accomplished or for the thing he has left undone.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
invalid names, e.g. too many The painting does not express a political spectacle, rather Curry’s personal feelings. Conversely, Parade to War depicts departing soldiers rather than the return of a victim. Curry portrays the personal tragedy, suffering and death associated with war because Curry himself has experienced the effects of war. Curry was working in a time period fraught with turmoil; He was working during the Great Depression, which was flanked on each side by a World War. He was inspired by a mass anti war sentiment that was reflected in literary works such as All Quiet on the Western Front. Along with war scenes Curry also produced a number of manhunt and fugitive subjects. These ideas were inspired by remembrances from his own childhood, but also from publicized events during the early 1930’s. The Kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s son and John Dillinger’s robbery cases were well known and public deaths such as lynching were often the result of such crimes. These earlier works would influence later Curry’s mural work in the Department of Justice Building.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
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- ↑ Last, first (date). Name of page. Page xx. Publisher: xxxx