Correspondence, November 23, 1963, by Benton to Jay Slack.

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Correspondence, November 23, 1963, by Benton to Jay Slack.

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Autograph Letter Signed, Kansas City [Missouri], November 23, 1963, written to Jay Slack. Benton writes: "Your caricatures [sic] are fine. I think the one of me is best, maybe that is only because I like my face better than thee faces of those other guys. Keep it up. I don't play the harmonica very much any more because when I hit a high note, my false teeth jump out of my mouth!..." Accompanied by a reproduction of the amusing caricature referred to in Benton's letter [27 x 13 cm.].

1 p. ; 27.5 x 21.25 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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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...

Slack, Jay.

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