John Steuart Curry
United States, 1897-1946 The Tornado, 1932
Lithograph
Spencer Museum of Art: Gift of Steven Schmidt, Class of 1958, 1999.0296
An entire family (including cat, dog, and puppies) heads for the cellar, or “cave,” which also served as a place to keep provisions cool. In the background is a metal windmill, which at the time would have been a modern improvement on the wooden windmill.
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