Personal Papers of Thomas Hart Benton 1889-1975

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Personal Papers of Thomas Hart Benton 1889-1975

http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6552901057

This collection consists of a manuscript of Hart's autobiography An American in Art.

.5 linear ft (1 box)

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives

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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975

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Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter and muralist. 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 f...