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Tornado over Kansas

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 14, 2021 by Gog the Mild (talk) 12:39, 15 October 2021 (UTC)



Tornado over Kansas is a 1929 oil on canvas painting by the American Regionalist painter John Steuart Curry. It depicts a dramatic scene in which a family races for shelter as a tornado approaches their farm, and has compositional connections to Curry's earlier 1928 painting Baptism in Kansas. The artist was influenced by Baroque art and photographs of tornadoes. He developed a fear of natural disasters and a reverence towards God during his childhood, both of which seem apparent in the painting. Following its 1930 debut, the painting was considered a notable Regionalist work, but native Kansans disliked the choice of subject matter. Although the painting won awards and was lauded by some, others criticized Curry's amateur style of painting. It is among several of Curry's works depicting tornadoes, including a set of 1932 lithographs. Tornado over Kansas has been widely reproduced in publications including Time and Life magazines, and is now among Curry's best-known works.
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 * Main editors: GeneralPoxter
 * Promoted: July 30, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: Nominating for November 14, 2021 as that is the painter's birthday
 * Support as nominator. GeneralPoxter (talk • contribs) 17:29, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore! Panini! 🥪 16:42, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Gog the Mild (talk) 23:21, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Keres🌑(talk • ctb) 19:15, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Aoba47 (talk) 00:57, 21 September 2021 (UTC)