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Painter:
Curry, John Steuart 1897-1946  Search this
Subject:
Curry, John Steuart  Search this
Medium:
Oil and tempera on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco M. H. de Young Memorial Museum Golden Gate Park San Francisco California 94118 Accession Number: 1996.129
Date:
1937
Notes:
Burgard, Timothy Anglin, ed., "Masterworks of American Painting at the de Young," San Francisco, CA: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2005, pg. 348.
Burgard, Timothy Anglin, ed., "Masterworks of American Painting at the de Young," San Francisco, CA: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2005, pg. 348.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Self-portrait of the artist standing with his body turned slightly to the right, his face turned three-quarters to the right with his gaze directed toward the viewer, and a lit pipe held in his mouth. At his waist he holds a rag and a collection of brushes, each dipped in different colored paint. He wears a brown corduroy jacket and a white shirt. In the background on the left there is a pedestal with a sculpture of an eagle holding prey in its talons, and on the right there is a sketch of a circus ballerina standing beside her white horse.
Topic:
Portrait male--Self Portrait  Search this
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this
Object--Art Tool--Artist's Brush  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Smoking  Search this
Object--Art Object--Sculpture  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Bareback Rider  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAP 04150033
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_378333