I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

John Steuart Curry

Painter

— November 14, 1897 • Dunavant, Kansas —

John Steuart Curry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. John Steuart Curry Marker

Inscription. John Steuart Curry became America's very first "artist in residence" at the University of Wisconsin. The agriculture school there hired Curry to inspire rural Wisconsin residents to cultivate their creative natures in an experiment that placed art at the center of human activity. As a painter, Curry was classified as a "Regionalist." His canvases celebrate rural life in the Midwest. In 1937, he painted murals in the Kansas Statehouse, which he considered his finest work.

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 39° 7.623′ N, 94° 49.394′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1815 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert Merrell Gage (a few steps from this marker); Damon Runyon (a few steps from this marker); Elizabeth Layton (a few steps from this marker); William Allen White (a

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few steps from this marker); Aaron Douglas (a few steps from this marker); Clarence D. Batchelor (a few steps from this marker); Gwendolyn Brooks (within shouting distance of this marker); William Inge (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

More about this marker. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. John Steuart Curry Marker

Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.