Thomas Hart Benton, American Discovery Viewed by Native Americans

Thomas Hart Benton

American · 1889–1975 · Painter, Printmaker

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Thomas Hart Benton, Shocking Corn, circa 1945, oil on boardShocking CornBonhams · $89,400≈ £66,188≈ €76,449Sign up to see
  2. Thomas Hart Benton, Waves, 1920, oil on paperWavesBonhams · $58,750≈ £36,772≈ €45,574Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Hart Benton, Tetons Study for "The Sheepherder," 1955-60, Oil and gouache on boardTetons Study for "The Sheepherder," 1955-60Circle Auction · $40,000≈ £31,648≈ €36,782Sign up to see

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Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States.

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Born 1889, NeoshoDied 1975, Kansas CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q471764 ↗ULAN 500005998 ↗Museum works 8

Regionalism

Also known as Benton, T. H. Benton, Thomas H. Benton, Tom Benton

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Thomas Hart Benton, American Discovery Viewed by Native Americans
American Discovery Viewed by Native Americans
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Thomas Hart Benton, Chilmark Landscape
Chilmark Landscape1922
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Thomas Hart Benton, People of Chilmark (Figure composition)
People of Chilmark (Figure composition)1920
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Thomas Hart Benton, House in Cubist
House in Cubist
Whitney Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Whitney Museum of American Art
Thomas Hart Benton, The Cliffs
The Cliffs1921
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Thomas Hart Benton, Louisiana Rice Fields
Louisiana Rice Fields1928
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum
Thomas Hart Benton, Achelous and Hercules
Achelous and Hercules1947
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thomas Hart Benton, Self-Portrait with Rita
Self-Portrait with Rita1924
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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