Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake, John Steuart Curry

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John Steuart Curry, Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake
John Steuart Curry, Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake
John Steuart Curry
Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake
1925
John Steuart Curry, artist
1897–1946
Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake, 1925
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 52.1 x 69.7 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 1/2 x 27 7/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 30 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 1 in
Weight (Weight): 11 lbs
Credit line: Museum purchase through The Kansas University Endowment Association
Accession number: 1957.0056
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "John Steuart Curry: Agrarian Allegories," Aug-2006, Kate Meyer This watercolor predates the same subject done in oil by five years (now at the Art Institute of Chicago). Both versions translate the unfolding drama between hogs and snake in a gripping and even primal fashion. The action unfolds at a closer distance to the viewer in the oil version, but is otherwise very consistent with this sketch.