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1889 Neosho, Missouri - 1975 Kansas City, Missouri. Known for: Modernist art, abstraction, regionalist easel and mural painting.
BENTON, THOMAS HART. Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri on April 15, 1889. Even as a boy, he was no stranger to the "art of the deal" or to the smoke-filled rooms in which such deals... Read full biography
BENTON, THOMAS HART. Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri on April 15, 1889. Even as a boy, he was no stranger to the "art of the deal" or to the smoke-filled rooms in which such deals were often consummated. His grandfather had been Missouri's first United States Senator and served in... Read full biography
BENTON, THOMAS HART. Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri on April 15, 1889. Even as a boy, he was no stranger to the "art of the deal" or to the smoke-filled rooms in which such deals were often consummated. His grandfather had been Missouri's first United States Senator and served in Washington for thirty years. His father, Maecenas Benton, was United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri under Cleveland and served in the United States House of Representatives during... Read full biography
BENTON, THOMAS HART. Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri on April 15, 1889. Even as a boy, he was no stranger to the "art of the deal" or to the smoke-filled rooms in which such deals were often consummated. His grandfather had been Missouri's first United States Senator and served in Washington for thirty years. His father, Maecenas Benton, was United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri under Cleveland and served in the United States House of Representatives during the McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations. Benton's brother, Nat, was prosecutor for Greene County, Missouri, during the 1930s. As soon as he could walk, Benton traveled with his father on political tours. There he learned the arts of... Read full biography
BENTON, THOMAS HART. Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri on April 15, 1889. Even as a boy, he was no stranger to the "art of the deal" or to the smoke-filled rooms in which such deals were often consummated. His grandfather had been Missouri's first United States Senator and served in Washington for thirty years. His father, Maecenas Benton, was United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri under Cleveland and served in the United States House of Representatives during the McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations. Benton's brother, Nat, was prosecutor for Greene County, Missouri, during the 1930s. As soon as he could walk, Benton traveled with his father on political tours. There he learned the arts of chewing and smoking, and while the men were involved in their heated discussions, Benton delighted in finding new cream colo... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Egg Tempera
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Gestural/ Action /Drip/Poured Painting
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Synchromism
Art Subject
- •American Scene
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Desert Landscape
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Social Realism
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Central Park, New York City
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •Associated American Artists
- •Kansas City Society of Artists
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Jean Paul Laurens
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Teacher
- •New School For Social Research, (The New School), Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Carol Beck Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
- •Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, The Pennsylvania Academy
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (2)
- •Hainsworth Collection
- •Ken Trevey Collection
- •Susan & Herbert Adler Collection
- •William Foxley Collection-Western
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Camouflage Artist
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Artist Colony
- •Ste. (Sainte) Genevieve Art Colony, Missouri
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Ferargil Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts