John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897 – August 29, 1946) was an American painter whose career spanned from 1924 until his death. He was noted for his paintings depicting life in his home state, Kansas. Along with Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, he was hailed as one of the three great painters of American Regionalism of the first half of the twentieth century.Curry's artistic production was varied, including painting, book illustration, prints and posters.