Thomas
Hart Benton
Here are some links to some of my favorite on-line paintings:
- Self-Portrait (1909) .
- Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables (1912-14) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bush: Burbank, CA.
- Girl in Park (1913) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bush: Burbank, CA.
- The Bather (1917) Private Collection.
- Constructivist Still Life (1918) Graham Gallery: New York, NY.
- Portrait
of Thomas Craven (1919) .
- Autumn Leaves (1920) Graham Gallery: New York, NY.
- Discovery (American Historical Epic) (1920) .
- New York, Early Twenties (1920) Graham Gallery: New York, NY.
- Portrait of Jessie West (1920) Collection of Rita Benton: Kansas City, MO.
- People
of Chilmark (Essay in Composition) (1920) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden:
Washington, D.C.
- Burlesque (1922) Collection of Edward Suckle: Culver City, CA.
- Martha's Vineyard (1925) Whitney Museum of American Art: New York, NY.
- The Lord is My Shepherd (1926) Whitney Museum of American Art: New York, NY.
- Lonesome Road
(1927) Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska:
Lincoln, NE.
- Boomtown (1928) Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester: Rochester, NY.
- Rita and T.P. (1928) Collection of Rita Benton: Kansas City, MO.
- City Activities (left panel) (1930-31) New School for Social Research: New York, NY.
- City Activities (right panel) (1930-31) New School for Social Research: New York, NY.
- Georgia Cotton Pickers (1931) Museum of Modern Art: New York, NY.
- Missouri Musicians (1931) Collection of Abraham Feingold: Sand Point, NY.
- Romance (1931-32) Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas: Austin, TX.
- Arts of the South (1932) New Britain Museum of American Art: New Britain, CT.
- Arts of the West (1932) New Britain Museum of American Art: New Britain, CT.
- Butterfly Chaser (1932) Collection of Jessie Benton.
- The Cultural and
Industrial History of Indiana
(1933) Indiana University Auditorium: Bloomington, IN.
- The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley (1934) Spencer Museum of Art,
University of Kansas: Lawrence, KA.
- "The Sun Treader" - Portrait of Carl Ruggles (1934) .
- A Social History of the State of Missouri (1936) State Capitol
Building: Jefferson City, MO.
- Huck Finn (1936) State Capitol
Building: Jefferson City, MO.
- Missouri Landscape (1936) Private Collection.
- Hollywood
(1937) Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Kansas City, MO.
- Chilmark (1938) Butler Institute of American Art: Youngstown, OH.
- Cradling Wheat (1938) St. Louis Art Museum: St. Louis, MO.
- Suzannah and the Elders (1938) California Palace of the Legion of Honor: San Francisco, CA.
- The Flight of the Thielens (1938) Hollander Gallery: St. Louis, MO.
- Roasting Ears (1938-39) Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, NY.
- Threshing
Wheat (1938-39) Sheldon Swope Art Gallery: Terre Haute, IN.
- Planting
(Spring Plowing) (1939) National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Persephone (1939) Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Kansas City, MO.
- The
Prodigal Son (c. 1939-41) Dallas Museum of Art: Dallas, TX.
- The Hailstorm (1940) Joslyn Art Museum: Omaha, NE.
- Autumn (1940-41) Whitney Museum of American Art: New York, NY.
- Aaron (1941) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: Philadelphia, PA.
- Again (The Year of the Peril) (1941) State Historical Society of Missouri: Columbia, MO.
- The Sowers (1942) National Archives: Washington, D.C.
- July Hay (1942) Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, NY.
- Negro Soldier (1942) State Historical Society of Missouri: Columbia, MO.
- Custer's
Last Stand (1943) Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art: St. Joseph, MO.
- Night Firing of Tobacco (1943) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lelon M. Constable: Kansas City, MO.
- Picnic (1943) Collection of Thomas P. Benton.
- Silver Stump (1943) Collection of Thomas P. Benton.
- Sugar Cane (1943) Collection of Rita Benton: Kansas City, MO.
- The Music Lesson (1943) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koch: Wichita, KA.
- Wreck of the Ole '97 (1943) Collection of Marilyn Goodman: Great Neck, NY.
- Spring Still Life with Peony (1943-46) Collection of Rita Benton: Kansas City, MO.
- Plantation Road (1944) Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute: Pittsburgh, PA.
- Spring Tryout (1944) Charles H. MacNider Museum: Mason City, IA.
- Cut the Line (1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- She's Off (1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- June Morning (1945) Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens: Jacksonville, FL.
- Achelous
and Hercules (1947) National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Evening Concert (1948) Collection of Thomas P. Benton.
- The Boy (1950) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Resnick: Palm Beach, FL.
- Desert Still Life (1951) Collection of Rita Benton: Kansas City, MO.
- Flood Disaster (1951) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sosland: Shawnee Mission, KA.
- High Plains (1953) .
- The Sheepherder (1955-60) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCraw: Prarie Village, KA.
- Jessie with Guitar (1957) Collection of Jessie Benton.
- Independence
and the Opening of the West (1958-61) Harry S. Truman Library
and Museum: Independence, MO.
- Cave Spring (1963) Field Enterprises Educational Corporation.
- Pop and the Boys (1963) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Nuland: Scarsdale, NY.
- Trail
Riders (1964-65) National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Lewis and Clark at Eagle Creek (1965) .
- Wheat (1967) National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Down by the Riverside (1969) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Katz: Leewood, KA.
- Forward Pass (1971) .
- Joplin at the Turn of the Century (1972) Joplin Council for Arts, Municipal Building: Joplin, MO.
- The Sources of Country Music (1975) Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Nashville, TN.
- Prints, Sketches, and Etchings:
- Mine
Strike
(1933) lithograph; The University of Michigan Museum of Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
- Huck
Finn
(1936) lithograph
- Frankie
and Johnnie
(1936) lithograph
- Jesse
James
(1936) lithograph
- Flood
(1937) lithograph; The University of Michigan Museum of Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
- A
Drink of Water
(1937) lithograph; The University of Michigan Museum of Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
- Goin'
Home
(1937) lithograph; The University of Michigan Museum of Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
- I
Got A Gal On Sourwood Mountain
(1938) lithograph; The University of Michigan Museum of Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
- Lonesome Road
(1938) lithograph; Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska:
Lincoln, NE.
- Approaching
Storm (1938) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Edge of Town (1938) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- The Poet (1938) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Rainy Day (1938) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Down the River (The Young Fisherman) (1939) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Planting (Spring Plowing) (1939) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Frisky Day (1939) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- The
Prodigal Son
(c. 1939-41) lithograph; Dallas Museum of Art: Dallas, TX.
- Cradling
Wheat (1939) lithograph; The University of Michigan Museum of
Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
- Shallow
Creek (1939) lithograph; Sylvan Cole Gallery: New York, NY.
- The Wood Pile (1939) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Threshing
(1941) lithograph; Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska:
Lincoln, NE.
- Night
Firing (1943) lithograph; Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory
University: Atlanta, GA; and National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Loading the LST (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Look Out Below (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- This Way In (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Salt and Steel (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Preliminary Shake Down, New Orleans (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- All Work (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Down the Lower Mississippi (c.1943) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Letter from Overseas (1943) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Fire in the Barn Yard (1944) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Stow Her Away Mates (1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- On the Old Ohio (c.1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- The Long Haul (c.1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Stern Task (c.1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Bow Up (c.1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Note Well (c.1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- This Way Out (c.1944) Naval Historical Center: Washington, DC.
- Island Hay (1945) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Loading Corn (1945) lithograph; National Gallery of
Art: Washington, D.C.
- White Calf (1945) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- Gateside Conversation (1946) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- After the Blow (1946) lithograph; National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C.
- The Little Fisherman (1967) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Ten Pound Hammer (1967) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Discusson (1969) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Self-Portrait (1971) lithograph; National
Museum of American Art: Washington, D.C.
- Sanguine
Lady
(?) red crayon on paper; The University of Michigan Museum of Art: Ann Arbor, MI.
Fine Art Links - Thomas Hart Benton -
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