Thomas Hart Benton

American, 1889 - 1975

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  • Self-Portrait

    Thomas Hart Benton

    1972

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  2013.8.1

    Not on view
  • From a high vantage point, we look across a valley that rises gently to either side in front of a tall, snowy mountain peak flanked by looming ridges in this horizontal, landscape painting. The curve of the land, the tree branches, and the sinewy lines of the snow along the crevices of the ridges are exaggerated, giving the scene a slightly stylized look. Tiny in scale, three widely spaced horses, two with riders, move from left to right along the valley. The ridge faces are dark earth brown and the snow is pale blue where the sun shines on it, from our right. The face of the narrow, central peak is violet purple, and the sharp tip nearly touches the top edge of the canvas.

    Trail Riders

    Thomas Hart Benton

    1964-1965

    Oil on canvas  Accession ID  1975.42.1

    Not on view
  • Six bunches of harvested corn close to us lead back to two people planting fields, which in turn lead back to a red barn and white house in this horizontal landscape painting. The shocks of corn are tied into rounded, pyramidal shapes on a ground streaked with brown dirt and green growth. In the center of the composition and in the distance, a person on a horse-drawn wagon hands a sack or other object down to a person standing at the back of the wagon. Vibrant green hills roll back to red and white structures to the left and a row of dark green trees on the horizon to the right. In the top third of the painting, a wave of white clouds seems to crest against a jewel-blue sky. The curves of the land are slightly exaggerated, giving the painting a stylized look. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower left corner, “Benton 48.”

    Corn and Winter Wheat

    Thomas Hart Benton

    1948

    Oil on canvas  Accession ID  2001.122.1

    Not on view

  • After the Blow

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1946 (published 1947)

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.6

    Not on view

  • Gateside Conversation

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1946

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  2015.19.1098

    Not on view

  • Loading Corn

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1945

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.4

    Not on view

  • Island Hay

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1945 (published 1946)

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.5

    Not on view

  • White Calf

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1945

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.10

    Not on view

  • Fire in the Barnyard

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1944

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.7

    Not on view

  • Night Firing

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1943

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.9

    Not on view

  • Letter from Overseas

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1943

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  1987.41.8

    Not on view

  • Aaron

    Thomas Hart Benton, George C. Miller, Associated American Artists

    1941

    Lithograph in black on wove paper  Accession ID  2000.103.1

    Not on view