Thomas Hart Benton
Acting
Biography
Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. 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. From Wikipedia.
Known For
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Mike Wallace Is Here
Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.
Thomas Hart Benton
Contemporary American artists are seen at work. Their style, choice of subject matter and methods of painting are shown along with mention of their popularity with ordinary Americans.
Art Discovers America
This award-winning documentary offers a rare opportunity to view one of America's finest artists, Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975), working on the final mural he ever painted, "The Sources of Country Music." Just hours after completing the work he died in his studio with his brush still in his hand.
Thomas Hart Benton: The Sources of Country Music
Thomas Hart Benton demonstrates the main steps in planning and executing a mural: beginning designs, sketches, layout, clay model, small painting, larger clay model and all stages of painting.