The Code of the West, John Steuart Curry

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John Steuart Curry, The Code of the West
John Steuart Curry, The Code of the West
John Steuart Curry
The Code of the West
1923
John Steuart Curry, artist
1897–1946
The Code of the West, 1923
Portfolio/Series title: published in The Country Gentleman, July 7, 1923
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: oil; canvas
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 50.8 x 101.6 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 20 x 40 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 23 3/4 x 43 3/4 x 1 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Ben Hibbs in memory of her husband
Accession number: 1976.0020
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Exhibition Label: "This Land," Mar-2014, Kate Meyer Curry’s early commissions included illustrating the first serialization of Zane Grey’s The Code of the West. Grey famously fictionalized life in the Old West, where the cowboy or lawman must maintain social order through a strict sense of personal honor amidst the wilds of the frontier. Exhibition Label: "John Steuart Curry: Agrarian Allegories," Aug-2006, Kate Meyer After studying briefly at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago, Curry devoted his attention to illustration, earning commissions from Boy’s Life and The Saturday Evening Post. Like his painting The Code of the West, many of Curry’s illustrations from this period depicted western and outdoor scenes of action and drama.

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Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast