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Although benton did not follow his familys path into politics, he caused a political stir with his paintings. Lithograph on wove paper usa, 1969 thomas hart benton 18891975 american regionalist painter and muralist signed in pencil and in plate lower right benton from an edition of 250 published by associated american artists, new york fath 82 full margins with deckled edges, matted image dimensions. Page 53 my book thomas hart benton my interests became in a flash, of an objective nature. This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition thomas hart bentons america today mural rediscovered, on view at the metropolitan museum of art, new york, from september 30. Matthew baigells most popular book is thomas hart benton. Along with grant wood and john steuart curry, he was at the. At present great attention is paid to worldknown paintings. Louis lawyer named charles lucas, in a duel on socalled bloody island, a sandbar in the mississippi river. The book traces the evolution of bentons unique style with personal experience, american history and legend. Thomas hart benton, who fought in the war of 1812, is remembered not only for a congressional career that spanned four decades, but also for famously wounding andrew jackson in a duel. Thomas hart benton 1889 1975 posted on april, 2010 by russ most famous for his vivid, swirling paintings of midwestern landscapes, farmers, and railroad workers, the regionalist american artist, thomas hart benton, also did a.
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The main house and the studio contain many of his belongings and works of art. Thomas hart benton april 15, 1889 january 19, 1975 was an american painter and muralist. Thomas hart benton 18891975 was an american painter and muralist. Art is not life, nor a reproduction of life, but a representation carried out within the specific terms, conversions and limitations of the particular art used. Baigell, matthew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Abridgment of the debates of congress, from 1789 to 1856, vol. Quotes by thomas hart benton 7 quotes thomas hart benton from the art category. Lots of illustrations, many full page and full color. Widely remembered for his images representing the midwest, benton attended the art institute of chicago in 1907, after briefly working as a.
He was named after his greatuncle, senator thomas hart benton, a democrat from missouri who nearly killed andrew jackson in a duel in 18. I recently paid much more for a framed print of one of bentons paintings that is not as good quality as the color reproductions in the book. Matthew baigell has appeared frequently in art j ournal with articles on american painting in this. Discoveries and interpretations volume 1 henry adams. He also vigorously defended himself and fellow regionalists like his friend grant wood by attacking the elitist art world in. Benton converted the carriage house into his art studio. Thomas hart benton 18891975 was controversial because he was a realist in an age when artists and curators, though not necessarily the general public, considered abstraction the most advanced, exciting form of art. An american original thomas hart benton 18891975 was an artist whose images express his deepest feelings about american. Thomas hart benton was a senator and representative from missouri, born near hillsborough north carolina. A community newspaper photographers picture of a republican official using a thomas hart benton mural as a writing backdrop went viral on monday dave marner, the editor of the gasconade county missouri republican, took the picture of the missouri republican partys vice chairwoman, valinda freed, and an unidentified man. Thomas hart benton by matthew baigell, hardcover barnes. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Missouri native thomas hart benton 18891975 painted america today to adorn a boardroom on the third floor of the new school for social research, a center of progressive thought and education in greenwich village. Benton may now be an emblem of populism, but he came from decidedly patrician stock.
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