Have You Met Thomas Hart Benton?

He never liked being referred to as an American Regionalist.  Yes, he was tied to Western Missouri from birth to the day he died, born into a prominent family with deep roots in the state. And yes, the themes he returned to repeatedly were simple rural scenes and depictions of the everyday lives of working-class […]

Discovering America’s #1 Muralist

He said, “I’ll paint you a picture if you’ll finance the eggs.” They did, and he did. It was 1930, it was his first mural, and it made him famous. It wasn’t long before he was on the cover of Time Magazine, the first artist ever featured there. Thomas Hart Benton became America’s #1 muralist, […]