John’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Hogs Killing a Snake
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897–1946)

The Line Storm
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

John Brown
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

Untitled (Angel Flying Money to the Lions in Front of The Art Institute of Chicago)
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

Sanctuary
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

Wild Bill Cody
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

Study of a Hog
John Steuart Curry American, 1897-1946

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Head of Balzac
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

Nude on a Table
John Currin American, born 1962

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)