Kuhn, Walt(er Francis) (1877–1949)

US painter. He exhibited at the Armory Show in New York City in 1913. From then on he experimented with different styles, particularly those of French painters such as Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. His mature work, which specialized in portraits of clowns and other circus performers, conveyed an emotionally charged, often Stoic message, as seen in The Blue Clown (1931). Kuhn was born in New York City. He had a varied career as a bicycle shop owner and cartoonist before dedicating himself to painting.