Rainy Day / Thomas Hart Benton
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Rainy Day
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Title(s):
Rainy Day
Creator(s):
Thomas Hart Benton (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques:
lithograph on paper
Classification:
Object Type:
Credit Line:
Gift of Hope Holway
Accession No:
14.287
Previous Number(s):
TL1960; 1427.287; 10840
Department:
Not On View
- Height: 11 7/8in. (30.2cm)
- Width: 16in. (40.6cm)
Creator:
Role(s):
Artist
Names (all):
Benton, Thomas Hart
Birth Date:
1889
Death Date:
1975
Nationalities:
American (North American)
Roles:
American painter, illustrator, and lithographer, 1889-1975
Gender:
male
Events:
- active (professional function)
Note:
Benton was educated at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Académie Julian in Paris. While in Paris he met artists such as Diego Rivera and Stanford Macdonald-Wright, who influenced his sensibilities. Benton moved to New York City ca. 1912 where he began exhibiting his works (then reminiscent of Synchromism), and fell under the influence of Marxism. In the early 1920s, his work began exploring American narrative themes utilizing highly stylized figurations and backgrounds. By the 30s, Benton was considered a Regionalist, and had been commissioned to paint the first of many murals, which spawned controversy because of their politics. Benton left New York City in 1935 and continued to paint socially conscious murals until the 1960s. American artist, born Mo. Comment on works: religious, allegory, genre
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Signed in pencil in margin, "Benton" in lower right on recto; Signed in stone, "Benton" in lower right on recto
Benton, Thomas. Rainy Day. 14.287. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14287 (02/07/2019).
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