Series 7 | A Finding Aid to the John Steuart Curry and Curry family papers, 1848-1999 | Digitized Collection | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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Series 7: Print Materials , 1918-1985
(Boxes 4-5, 10; OV 12-13; 1.6 linear feet)

This series contains exhibition catalogs, clippings, periodicals, book illustrations, magazine illustrations, printed reproductions of artwork, monographs about Curry, scrapbooks created by Curry and his relatives, and other miscellany. This series includes print materials gathered during Curry's lifetime and after his death.

Magazine illustrations include some of Curry's early commercial artwork from illustrated magazines such as Country Gentleman, Boy's Life, and Western Weekly. The first magazine illustration in the series is annotated indicating that it was Curry's first illustration. Clippings are mostly related to Curry's artwork, his residency at the University of Wisconsin, and his death in 1946.

Exhibition catalogs are from Curry's solo and group exhibitions. Early catalogs contain some annotations. Reproductions of Curry's paintings and drawings are found in a variety of media including book and magazine covers, pamphlets, and advertisements.

John Steuart Curry's childhood scrapbook contains clippings from pictorial magazines, photographs of livestock, and a couple of sketches. Later scrapbooks kept by his wife, sister, and brother are also found, and contain mostly clippings.

Articles about Curry found in the periodicals are duplicated in clippings. Additional print materials are found throughout the collection. See series descriptions for further details.

Description	Container	Select
Book Illustrations, circa 1940-1946	4 55	Select: Book Illustrations, circa 1940-1946
Magazine Illustrations, circa 1921-1926	4 56	Select: Magazine Illustrations, circa 1921-1926
Magazine Illustrations, circa 1921-1926	4 57	Select: Magazine Illustrations, circa 1921-1926
Magazine Illustrations, circa 1921-1926 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 58	Select: Magazine Illustrations, circa 1921-1926 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings , circa 1918-1919, 1929-1931 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 59	Select: Clippings , circa 1918-1919, 1929-1931 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1933-1936 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 60	Select: Clippings, 1933-1936 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1937-1938 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 61	Select: Clippings, 1937-1938 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1939 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 62	Select: Clippings, 1939 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1940 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 63	Select: Clippings, 1940 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1941 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 64	Select: Clippings, 1941 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1942 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 65	Select: Clippings, 1942 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1943 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 66	Select: Clippings, 1943 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1944-1945 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 67	Select: Clippings, 1944-1945 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1946 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 68	Select: Clippings, 1946 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1947-1949 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 69	Select: Clippings, 1947-1949 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1950-1952 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 70	Select: Clippings, 1950-1952 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1953-1959 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 71	Select: Clippings, 1953-1959 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1960-1969 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 72	Select: Clippings, 1960-1969 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1970-1975 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 73	Select: Clippings, 1970-1975 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1976-1978 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 74	Select: Clippings, 1976-1978 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, 1981-1988 Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 75	Select: Clippings, 1981-1988 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, undated Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 76	Select: Clippings, undated Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Clippings, undated Oversized material housed in OV 13	4 77	Select: Clippings, undated Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 13
Exhibition Catalogs, 1930-1939 (Contains some annotations)	4 78	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1930-1939 Scope and Contents note (Contains some annotations)
Exhibition Catalogs, 1942-1945	5 1	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1942-1945
Exhibition Catalogs, 1946-1948	5 2	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1946-1948
Exhibition Catalogs, 1950-1956	5 3	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1950-1956
Exhibition Catalogs, 1957-1968	5 4	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1957-1968
Exhibition Catalogs, 1970-1974	5 5	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1970-1974
Exhibition Catalogs, 1976-1980	5 6	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1976-1980
Exhibition Catalogs, 1981	5 7	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1981
Exhibition Catalogs, 1984-1992	5 8	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1984-1992
Exhibition Catalogs, undated	5 9	Select: Exhibition Catalogs, undated
Monographs about Curry		Select: Monographs about Curry
Scribner's Examines: John Steuart Curry by Thomas Craven, 1938 (production copy; also contains production copy of related pamphlet)	5 10	Select: Scribner's Examines: John Steuart Curry by Thomas Craven, 1938 Scope and Contents note (production copy; also contains production copy of related pamphlet)
List of Illustrations for John Steuart Curry: Pageant of America, circa 1943	5 11	Select: List of Illustrations for John Steuart Curry: Pageant of America, circa 1943
American Artists Group Monograph, 1945	5 12	Select: American Artists Group Monograph, 1945
Pamphlets Related to Art Materials and Techniques, 1928, undated	5 13	Select: Pamphlets Related to Art Materials and Techniques, 1928, undated
Pamphlets Related to Kansas, circa 1950-1980	5 14	Select: Pamphlets Related to Kansas, circa 1950-1980
Periodicals (see Clippings)		Select: Periodicals (see Clippings)
America 200, 1976	5 15	Select: America 200, 1976
American Artist, 1976	5 16	Select: American Artist, 1976
Art In America, 1976	5 17	Select: Art In America, 1976
Demcourier, 1941	5 18	Select: Demcourier, 1941
Kansas Directory, 1961	5 19	Select: Kansas Directory, 1961
Kansas Magazine, 1941, 1966	5 20	Select: Kansas Magazine, 1941, 1966
Kansas Quarterly, 1970	5 21	Select: Kansas Quarterly, 1970
Life, 1936, 1946 Oversized material housed in Box 10	5 22	Select: Life, 1936, 1946 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in Box 10
The Register of the Museum of Art (University of Kansas), 1959	5 23	Select: The Register of the Museum of Art (University of Kansas), 1959
Scribner's Magazine, 1938	5 24	Select: Scribner's Magazine, 1938
Time, 1934	5 25	Select: Time, 1934
Wisconsin Alumnus, 1949, 1985	5 26	Select: Wisconsin Alumnus, 1949, 1985
Reproductions of Artwork		Select: Reproductions of Artwork
Covers, circa 1938-1975 Oversized material housed in OV 12	5 27	Select: Covers, circa 1938-1975 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 12
Lucky Strike Advertisements, circa 1942 Oversized material housed in OV 12	5 28	Select: Lucky Strike Advertisements, circa 1942 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 12
War Bonds Advertisements, circa 1941-1945 Oversized material housed in OV 12	5 29	Select: War Bonds Advertisements, circa 1941-1945 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 12
Pamphlets, circa 1935-1964	5 30	Select: Pamphlets, circa 1935-1964
Proofs and Prints, undated Oversized material housed in OV 12	5 31	Select: Proofs and Prints, undated Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 12
Miscellaneous Reproductions, crica 1930-1985 Oversized material housed in OV 12	5 32	Select: Miscellaneous Reproductions, crica 1930-1985 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in OV 12
Scrapbooks		Select: Scrapbooks
John Steuart Curry, circa 1905-1907 (Contains clippings, childhood sketches, and photographs of livestock)	5 33	Select: John Steuart Curry, circa 1905-1907 Scope and Contents note (Contains clippings, childhood sketches, and photographs of livestock)
Margery Curry Fike (sister), 1937-1936 (Contains clippings) Oversized material housed in Box 10	5 34	Select: Margery Curry Fike (sister), 1937-1936 Scope and Contents note (Contains clippings) Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in Box 10
Kathleen Curry (wife), 1935-1940 Oversized material housed in Box 10	5 35	Select: Kathleen Curry (wife), 1935-1940 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in Box 10
R. Eugene Curry (brother), 1936-1939, 1946 Oversized material from Folder 36 housed in Box 10	5 36-37	Select: R. Eugene Curry (brother), 1936-1939, 1946 Scope and Contents Oversized material from Folder 36 housed in Box 10
Miscellaneous Print Materials, circa 1939-1986	5 38	Select: Miscellaneous Print Materials, circa 1939-1986
Oversized Periodicals Oversized material from Box 5, Folder 22	10	Select: Oversized Periodicals Scope and Contents Oversized material from Box 5, Folder 22
Oversized Scrapbooks Oversized material scanned with Box 5, Folders 34-36	10	Select: Oversized Scrapbooks Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 5, Folders 34-36
Oversized Reproductions of Artwork Oversized material from Box 5, Folders 27-28, 31-32	OV 12	Select: Oversized Reproductions of Artwork Scope and Contents Oversized material from Box 5, Folders 27-28, 31-32
Oversized Magazine Illustrations Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 58	OV 13	Select: Oversized Magazine Illustrations Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folder 58
Oversized Clippings Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folders 59-77	OV 13	Select: Oversized Clippings Scope and Contents Oversized material scanned with Box 4, Folders 59-77

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Series 7: Print Materials , 1918-1985
(Boxes 4-5, 10; OV 12-13; 1.6 linear feet)