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Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) 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.
Jul 21, 2023 · Learn about the life, art and legacy of Thomas Hart Benton, a champion of mid-western rural America and a pioneer of American Regionalism. Explore his murals, drawings, sculptures and lithographs, and request licensing information for his artwork.
Two of his nephews—Confederate Colonel and posthumous Brigadier General Samuel Benton of Mississippi, and Union Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Thomas H. Benton Jr. of Iowa —fought on opposite sides during the Civil War.
Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist, and one of the central figures associated with the Regionalist art movement of the 1930s. Together with John Steuart Curry and Grant Wood, he championed realist modern art that depicted rural scenes in the American South and Midwest.
- American
- April 15, 1889
- Neosho, Missouri, United States
- January 19, 1975
Learn about the life and work of Thomas Hart Benton, one of the most popular and influential artists of the American Midwest in the 20th century. Explore his paintings, murals, prints, and ideas that reflect his regionalism, synchromism, and social commentary.
- American
- April 15, 1889
- Neosho, Missouri
- January 19, 1975
Thomas Hart Benton. Born: April 15, 1889 in Neosho, Missouri, son of Maecenus Eason Benton and Elizabeth Wise Benton. Died: January 19, 1975 in Kansas City, Missouri while finishing a large mural for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas Hart Benton was born into political aristocracy, and though he lived a life of ...
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Learn about the life and work of Thomas Hart Benton, one of the leading artists of the American regionalist movement. Explore his biography, works of art, and related content from the National Gallery of Art.
