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- Painter Clyde Singer, 1908
- Painter Aaron Pyle, 1909
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His painting style is associated with the American Scene, or American Regionalism, movement of the 1920s through the 1950s. The artist, who studied under the tutelage of Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry, captured the essence of the American pageant throughout his career.
Since his death in 1999, the value of his work has been steadily increasing.
Aaron Pyle (1909 - 1972) Born in Towanda, Kansas, Aaron Pyle was a painter of regional landscapes who lived most of his life in Chappell, Nebraska. He studied with Thomas Hart Benton from Missouri and adopted Benton’s rhythmic style. He also did numerous illustrations of Nebraska life and landscapes for the Omaha World Herald.
Aaron Pyle is in the distinguished Nebraska tradition of farmer/artist. Benton thought highly of his former student, saying, “He, (Pyle), was a true regionalist, perhaps closer to being a real one than any of the rest of us, for he lived continually with his subjects. If I am considered the painter of Missouri, and Grant Wood of Iowa, and John Stuart Curry is of Kansas, then as things now stand, Aaron Pyle is definitely the painter of Nebraska.” High praise indeed from America’s leading regionalist artist.
