The Plainsman

1945

John Steuart Curry

Associated Names
John Steuart Curry

Artist, American, 1897 - 1946

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a man standing outdoors. He is positioned with his legs apart and his arms resting on a long rifle pointed downwards. The man has distinct facial features with a large, full beard and mustache, his long hair peeking out from beneath a wide-brimmed hat adorned with a feather. He wears rugged attire, including a fringed jacket, coarse pants, knee-height boots, and a strap across his torso. Beside him rests a buffalo on the ground. The background depicts a vast landscape with a herd of buffalo and a large circle in the sky resembling a sun with distinct rays.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 78, no. 663.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: JSC 45; lower right in graphite: John Steuart Curry; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: The Plainsman - lithograph - John Stewart [sic] Curry - 1945

Wikidata ID

Q76440198

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