A Midwestern Visionary: The Life and Art of John Steuart Curry John Steuart Curry, a name synonymous with the American Regionalist movement, emerged from the heartland of Kansas to become one of the most compelling visual chroniclers of 20th-century America. Born in 1897 in the rural community of Dunavant, his life was deeply intertwined with the rhythms and realities of farm existence. Though his parents possessed a worldly sophistic…