John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)
JOHN STEUART CURRY (1897-1946) MUSEUM DEACCESSION O/C

JOHN STEUART CURRY (1897-1946) MUSEUM DEACCESSION O/C
John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)

Wisconsin Foothills Farm

Circa 1940

The depiction of a farmstead in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, known for its bluffs, rolling hills, and river valleys, is signed and bears an unusual oil painted inscription of 'To Lloyd & Ellen Garrison' on the lower left front.

This painting was previously held in the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut.

Lloyd Kirkham Garrison (1897-1991) was a Harvard educated labor law advocate and civil liberties defender raised by his grandfather Wendell Phillips Garrison (1840 - 1907), the third son of the famous abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Frederick Douglass was a close friend of the Garrison family and a frequent visitor to their home. Lloyd Kirkham Garrison knew well, and firsthand, the stories of the 19th century civil rights struggle.

During John Steuart Curry's tenure at the University of Wisconsin, Lloyd Kirkham Garrison was Dean of the Law School and as such commissioned John Curry to paint a mural for the university's law library. The mural's theme, titled 'Freeing of the Slaves', was based on a previously rejected proposal that the United States justice department had deemed too controversial.

Canvas measures 18 x 24 with a framed size of 23.75 x 29.75 inches.

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Dimensions
Canvas measures 18 x 24 with a framed size of 23.75 x 29.75 inches.

Condition
Very good condition, relined, No inpainting, scratches, losses or other repairs.

Provenance
A private Olathe, Kansas collection, Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford CT.