{"product_id":"circus-elephants","title":"Circus Elephants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Steuart Curry (American, 1897–1946)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e25 3\/16\" x 36 1\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e (1932) \"John Steuart Curry, an American regionalist from Kansas, painted the popular \u003ci\u003eCircus Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e in 1932 in his Westport, Connecticut, studio. For three months during the spring of that year Curry accompanied the Ringling Bros. and Barnum \u0026amp; Bailey Circus on its tour of New England. The resulting sketches served as the basis for a number of important paintings and lithographs. The artist explained in a radio interview that while he was attracted to the elephants’ remarkable bulk, he was particularly fascinated with “those shining beady eyes” and thought it was “a little disconcerting to see this brilliant animation in such a massive form.” Curry compared them to the eyes of the far less exotic barnyard pig, commenting: “You don't see the eye at first but then suddenly you become conscious of its gleaming presence buried in the shadow of the ear.” When \u003ci\u003eCircus Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e was illustrated in \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e in 1943, the caption praised Curry for his success in conveying “a feeling of balance, movement and bulk, one of the most difficult jobs he ever tackled.”\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/artworks\/55844-circus-elephants\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art Washington DC - Circus Elephants\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Steuart Curry","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49839929229555,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (25 3\/16\" x 36 1\/8\")","offer_id":49839929262323,"sku":null,"price":1501.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (14 7\/8\" x 21 3\/8\")","offer_id":49839929295091,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (18 1\/4\" x 26 1\/4\")","offer_id":49839929327859,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (22 3\/8\" x 32 1\/8\")","offer_id":49839929360627,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (28 7\/8\" x 41 1\/2\")","offer_id":49839929393395,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (34 3\/4\" x 49 3\/4\")","offer_id":49839929426163,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (40 7\/8\" x 58 5\/8\")","offer_id":49839929458931,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (49 1\/8\" x 70 3\/8\")","offer_id":49839929491699,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/CircusElephants.jpg?v=1783468042","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/circus-elephants","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}