Roger Medearis papers

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Roger Medearis papers

1920-2001

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Correspondence; exhibition and gallery files and files on works of art; writings; transcripts and audio recordings; printed material and miscellaneous. Correspondence is with Thomas Hart Benton and his wife Rita, ca. 1945-1971, and with Marianne Berardi, ca. 1994-2000. Also included are letters from Medearis to his wife, Elizabeth [Betty], as well as letters from Medearis' childhood, ca. 1920-1937, including a letter to Santa and letters home from Baptist University. Files on writings include include Medearis' unpublished book "My Regionalism," ca. 1949-1950; transcripts of lectures and speeches given by Medearis; and transcripts of an interview of Thomas Hart Benton by Earl Bennett, prepared by Medearis. Printed material incudes exhibition catalogues and newspaper clippings. Also included are calendars and work records, ca. 1948-2001; Medearis' death certificate, 2001, an audio recording of Medearis' memorial service and transcripts of eulogies, and other miscellany.

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Medearis, Roger, 1920-2001.

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Painter; Kansas City, Kan.; b. 1920; d. 2001. Medearis was a Regionalist painter who studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Art Institute. From the description of Roger Medearis papers, 1920-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84653653 ...

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...