THOMAS HART BENTON: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Small Folio, 12 in. x 9.5 in., pp. x, 357. Printed paper covers. Very light thumbing to bottom front corner. Unmarked interior. Very Good Plus. Item #87034
ISBN: 0394759583
Laid in: 11 in. x 8.5 in. information sheet and site map form the Thomas Hart Benton Home & Studio in Jefferson Ciy, Missouri.
"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 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." (from Thomas Hart Benton website.
Price: $50.00