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John Steuart Curry: Chronology

Compiled by Lawrence E. Schmeckebier

1897 - Nov 14, born on a farm near Dunavant, Kansas, Son of Margaret Steuart and Smith Curry.

1908 - Spent the winter at Scottsdale Arizona farm of parents.

1916 - Left Winchester High School to enter Kansas City Art Institute (one month) then Chicago Art Institute. Worked with John Norton and Timmons.

1918 - Entered Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Penn. member of S.A.T.C. corps-

1919 - [[strikethrough]] Christmas [[/strikethrough]] December, works in studio of Harvey Dunn [[strikethrough]] and [[?]] Arthur [[/strikethrough]] at Tenafly, N.J. and began career as illustrator.

1923 - Married Clara Derrick moved to New York.

1924 - Moved to Westport, Conn. Began illustrating for magazines [[strikethrough]] Country Gentleman - Sat Eve Post etc. [[/strikethrough]]

1925 - Exhibited "The Fence Builders" in the National Academy  

1926 - October. Sailed for Paris and studied there in the Russian Academy of Basil Schoukhaeff

1927 - June. Returns to Westport from Pairs after a week in London.

1928 - Exhibited "Baptism in Kansas" in the [[strikethrough]] Academy Studio Club [[/strikethrough]] Corcoran Gallery, Wn. D.C., winning his first public recognition and a Whitney stipend.

1929 - Trip home to Kansas for six weeks. Sketches of the Kaw River valley floods.

1930 - Exhibited "The Tornado" at the Whitney Studio Club. Instant success.
- Six weeks' visit to his home in Kansas, sketches of Barber County and scenes of an actual tornado
- "Baptism in Kansas", and several other oils & watercolors purchased by the Whitney Museum.

1932 - Spring. Accompanied the Ringling - Barnum & Bailey circus on its New England tour. Painted the "Flying Codonas" and many sketches Tour repeated the following Spring 
- July - Clara Curry died of heart disease.
- Spring Shower, Landscape [[strikethrough]] sold [[/strikethrough]] purchased by the Metropolitan.
- Taught at Cooper Union (until 1934) and the Art Students League (until 1936).

1933 - Awarded 2nd prize by the Carnegie International for his "Tornado".