- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Académie Julian
- Kansas City Art Institute
- Western Military Academy
- Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
Thomas Hart Benton developed a muscular, rhythmic style for scenes of American labor, history and landscape. His murals and paintings use exaggerated bodies and rolling space to create a highly theatrical vision of national life.
Painting; mural
Artist Films
Thomas Hart Benton, The Lord is My Shepherd | Video in American Sign Language (ASL)
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1930–31America Today
- 1936A Social History of the State of Missouri
- 1939Persephone
- 1934The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley
- 1943July Hay
- 1948Poker Night
- 1975The Sources of Country Music
- 1930City Building
- 1937–38Hollywood
- 1938Threshing Wheat
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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