Thomas Hart Benton: a life
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Description
Born in Missouri at the end of the nineteenth century, Thomas Hart Benton would become the most notorious and celebrated painter America had ever seen. The first artist to make the cover of Time, he was a true original: an heir to both the rollicking populism of his father’s political family and the quiet life of his Appalachian grandfather. In his twenties, he would find his calling in New York, where he was drawn to memories of his small-town youth—and to visions of the American scene.
In this definitive biography, Justin Wolff places Benton in the context of his tumultuous historical moment—as well as in the landscapes and cultural circles that inspired him. Thomas Hart Benton—with compelling insights into Benton’s art, his philosophy, and his family history—rescues a great American artist from myth and hearsay, and provides an indelibly moving portrait of an influential, controversial, and often misunderstood man.
ISBN
9780374199876
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
City
New York, NY
Keywords
American Painters, American Muralists, Regionalism
Disciplines
Fine Arts
Recommended Citation
Wolff, Justin P., "Thomas Hart Benton: a life" (2012). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 8.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/8