Artist Details
| Artist Name | Aaron Pyle |
|---|---|
| Born | 1909 in Towanda, Kansas |
| Died | 1972 in Chappell, Nebraska |
Artist Biography
Still lifes were popularized in seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, which often featured lavish table settings with food, drink, and decorative elements. Here, Aaron Pyle, a Nebraska artist who studied with Regionalist Thomas Hart Benton, references the historical traditions of the genre but with the simple dishware and foods of Midwestern Americans. This focus on average middle-class and rural American life was a hallmark of the Regionalist movement led by Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry.
