Thomas Hart Benton :.

Thomas Hart Benton

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Overview and quickfacts

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. His art style is characterized by its Regionalism and naturalism, as well as its bold use of color and brushwork. Benton was a major force in the American art scene in the first half of the twentieth century, and his work continues to be highly influential.

The art style is also known as: Benton, Hart, Thomas
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

1. William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) 2. Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) 3. Winslow Homer (1836-1910) 4. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) 5. Frederic Remington (1861-1909) 6. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) 7. Childe Hassam (1859-1935) 8. Edward Hopper (1882-1967) 9. Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) 10. Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) 11. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) 12. Mark Rothko (1903-1970) 13. Barnett Newman (1905-1970) 14. Clyfford Still (1904-1980) 15. Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) 16. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) 17. Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) 18. Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) 19. Philip Guston (1913-1980) 20. David Smith (1906-1965) 21. Alexander Calder (1898-1976) 22. Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) 23. Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) 24. Francis Bacon (1909-1992) 25. Lucian Freud (1922-2011) 26. Frank Stella (1936-) 27. Ellsworth Kelly (1923-) 28. Agnes Martin (1912-2004) 29. Dan Flavin (1933-1996) 30. James Turrell (1943-)

1. American Gothic (1930) 2. Achelous and Hercules (1931) 3. Persephone (1932) 4. In the Country (1932) 5. The Bathers (1932) 6. The Daughters of Achelous (1933) 7. The Missouri Waltz (1934) 8. Achelous and the Sirens (1935) 9. The Cattlemen (1935) 10. The Farmers (1936) 11. The Haymakers (1936) 12. The Harvesters (1936) 13. The Country School (1937) 14. The City (1937) 15. The Suburbanites (1937) 16. The Builders (1938) 17. The Cradle of Civilization (1938) 18. The Country Dance (1938) 19. The City Dance (1938) 20. The Street Scene (1938) 21. The Circus (1939) 22. The American Historical Epic (1939) 23. The Indiana Murals (1939) 24. The American Scene (1940) 25. The American Tableau (1941) 26. The American Dream (1941) 27. The American Portrait Gallery (1942) 28. The American Scene (1942) 29. The American Tableau (1943) 30. The American Dream (1944)

Detailed Description

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. He was born in Neosho, Missouri, and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Académie Julian in Paris. Benton was a leading figure in the American Regionalism movement, which sought to portray realistic and everyday scenes of middle-class life in the United States. His work is characterized by strong lines, bold colors, and a decided lack of pretension. Benton’s best-known work includes the mural “A Social History of the State of Missouri” (1936-1937), which is located in the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Other notable works include “The American Historical Epic” (1941-1942), a mural at the New York World’s Fair, and “The Sources of Country Music” (1975), a mural at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. Benton was also a prolific painter of portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes. His portraits include those of President Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain, and Woody Guthrie. His landscapes depict the American Midwest, and his still-lifes often feature fruit and flowers. Benton died in 1975, at the age of 85.