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John Steuart Curry, Then a Galaxy of Fireworks Exploded in His Head, and All the World Turned B…
Then a Galaxy of Fireworks Exploded in His Head, and All the World Turned Black,
John Steuart Curry, Then a Galaxy of Fireworks Exploded in His Head, and All the World Turned B…
John Steuart Curry, Then a Galaxy of Fireworks Exploded in His Head, and All the World Turned Black, illustration for Albert Payson Terhune’s “The Tiger’s Claw” in The Country Gentleman, 1922, published February 3, 1923, oil on canvasboard, 36 x 30 in., 2022.22

Then a Galaxy of Fireworks Exploded in His Head, and All the World Turned Black,

Portfolio/Series"The Tiger's Claw" by Albert Payson Tehrune (Country Gentleman, December 23, 1922)
Artist (United States, 1897 - 1946)
Date1922, published February 3, 1923
MediumOil on canvas board
DimensionsSUPPORT: 36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)
FRAME: 41 3/4 x 35 3/4 in. (106 x 90.8 cm)
Object TypePaintings
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Object number2022.22
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Description
Original caption, "Then a galaxy of fireworks exploded in his head and all the world turned black"
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