Thomas Hart Benton
American painter
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Thomas Hart Benton 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1889, Neosho, MO
Died: January 19, 1975 (age 85 years), Kansas City, MO
Periods: Modern art, Regionalism, Social realism, and more
Children: Jessie Benton and Thomas Piacenza Benton
Parents: Maecenas Eason Benton and Elizabeth Wise Benton
Spouse: Rita Piacenza (m. 1922–1975)
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