Thomas hart benton bio
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Thomas Hart Benton (painter)
American painter (–)
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Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, – January 19, ) 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.
His work is strongly associated with the Midwestern United States, the region in which he was born and which he called home for most of his life. He also studied in Paris, lived in New York City for more than 20 years and painted scores of works there, summered for 50 years on Martha's Vineyard off the New England coast, and also painted scenes of the American South and West.
Early life and education
[edit]Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into an influential family of politicians. He had two younger sisters, Mary and Mildred, and a younger brother, Nathaniel.[4] Hi
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Self-Portrait, (Painting)
Thomas Hart Benton
Born: April 15, in Neosho, Missouri, son of Maecenus Eason Benton and Elizabeth Wise Benton
Died: January 19, 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 privilege, Benton was most comfortable finding himself within the working-class communities of rural America. He found his position as the pre-eminent American Regionalism artist, creating iconic works of art representing rural America and the communities found in the Midwest.
Education & early years
Benton spent much of his childhood following his father to political rallies, providing a unique lens of rural Missouri. Instead of these tours leading Benton towards a political career journey (including being sent to The Western Military Academy), Benton rebelled against the notion of politics and aristocratic livi
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Thomas Hart Benton
THE MURALS OF THOMAS HART BENTON
In a set of large vägg murals was unveiled on 10 West 8th Street in New York City. It was Arts of Life in America - four huge wall panels and kvartet more around the ceiling. These panels depict the 'Arts' of everyday life - music, games, dance, and sports. They also show regional diversity, unemployment, crime, and political nonsense. They give a comprehensive portrait of life in the 's.
A GLIMPSE AT THE fem MAJOR PANELS
Benton had a fascinating working method, and was a controversial figure in the world of mural art, often in public conflict with others. He was a pivotal figure in the story of art in amerika. He was originally influenced by the old masters of europeisk art, then by modern artists experimenting with abstraction. He turned away from abstraction to paint his own country and its people, becoming a 'Regionalist' painter. As the tutor of the young Jackson Pollock, his influence passed on to the next generation of ab