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Origin
American
Artist's Lifespan
unknown
Artist Biographical Information
Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grand Wood and John Stuart Curry, Benton helped start the Regionalist Art movement, a realist modern American art movement wherein artists shunned the city and rapidly developing technological advances to focus on scenes of rural life. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Regionalist art was widely appreciated for its reassuring images of the American heartland.
Benton's paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. He is mostly associated with the midwestern United States, although he studied in Paris and lived in New York City for 20 years. Benton taught at the Art Students League of New York, and his most famous student was Jackson Pollock.
Accession #
AG.2016.15
Date of Acquisition
2016
Circa Date
19th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
19 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Location
45/2416
Collection
Mussallem
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