Thomas Hart Benton

Kansas City Public Library

Thomas Hart Benton	American Regionalism/American Scene Painting: K-12 TLC Guide. Biography: Britannica.com. The Museum of Nebraska Art. The National Gallery of Art. Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. The Woodcock Museum. Resource Library Magazine: Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton. On the Road with Benton: Images of a Changing America. Thomas Hart Benton and Jasper Francis Cropsey. Smithsonian Magazine: Auctioning a Beloved Thomas Hart Benton Collection. Tigertail Virtual Museum. The Woodcock Museum. Writer's Almanac.
Thomas Hart Benton	The eGallery. The Museum of Nebraska Art. Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. The National Gallery of Art. School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. Tigertail Virtual Museum. The Woodcock Museum. 1919-20: Compositional Study for Palisades (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1926: The Lord Is My Shepherd: Tigertail Virtual Museum. The Whitney Museum of American Art. 1927: Lonesome Road (tempera on masonite): M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, NE. 1928: Boomtown: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester. 1928: Pulp, Paper and Sawmill Town, West Virginia (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1930: City Activities 1: Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1930: City Activities 2: Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1930-35: 2 Stack Stern Wheeler with Coal Barge (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1930-35: Riverboat "City of Memphis" (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1931: Romance: The eGallery. Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1932: Arts of Life in America, ArtFacts. 1933: Mine Strike: School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1934: Minstrel Show. 1935: Missouri State Capitol (mural): K-12 TLC Guide to Missouri. Frankie and Johnny: Tigertail Virtual Museum. Staples High School. Huck Finn: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Tigertail Virtual Museum. Jessie James: Jessie James: K-12 TLC Guide. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1936: Kansas Farmyard: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1937: Discussion: The Old Print Shop. 1937: A Drink of Water: School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. 1937: Flood: School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. 1937: Goin Home: School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. 1938: Approaching Storm: The National Gallery of Art. 1938: I Got a Gal on Sourwood.: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. 1938: Susanna and the Elders (oil and tempera on canvas): Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1939: Cradling Wheat: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1939: Down the River (The Young Fisherman): Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1939: Persephone: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. The eGallery. Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1939: Planting (Spring Plowing): Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1939: Shallow Creek: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1940: Hail Storm: Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1940: Instruction. 1940: Grapes of Wrath Illustrations: The Grapes of Wrath: K-12 TLC Guide. Looking for a car? What did you have in mind?...: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Three in the Evening, Harmonica and Fiddle and Guitar...: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1940: "Pop" and the Boys (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1941: Aaron: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1941: Sunset: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1941: Threshing: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1943: Boy on a Mule. 1943: Custer's Last Stand (oil on canvas): Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. 1943: Night Firing of Tobacco: Encore Editions. 1943: Spring Tryout: George Krevsky Gallery. 1945: June Morning (oil on masonite): The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. 1945: Back from the Fields: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 1946: The Artists' Show (oil and tempera on canvas): Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. 1946: Gateside Conversation: Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1947: Achelous and Hercules: Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1948: The Corral: Platt Fine Art. 1948: Poker Night (from A Streetcar Named Desire): The Whitney Museum of American Art. K-12 TLC Guide to Tennessee Williams. 1950s: A Corner of Our Living Room at Chilmark: Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1955: Mountain Landscape: Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1956: Shoshone Indians (3 Heads) (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1960: Independence and the Opening of the West: Truman Presidential Library & Museum: K-12 TLC Guide. Truman Library: Introduction. Vocabulary. Source Analysis. Follow-Up Questions. Further Reading. 1961: Ozark Reflections (oil and tempera). 1964: Camp Wagon High Country Valley (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1964: The Twist (oil on canvas). 1964/1965: Trail Riders (oil on canvas): The National Gallery of Art. 1965: Camp Under White Cliff, Upper Missouri (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1965: Ten Pound Hammer (bronze): Art.com. 1965: White Castle 21 (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1967: Wheat (oil on wood): Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1968-70: Camp at Current River (drawing): Lasting Impressions: Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Resource Library Magazine. 1969: Sorghum Mill: Altermann Galleries. 1970: Impact (bronze). 1970: Self Portrait: Tigertail Virtual Museum. 1972: Forward Pass: Encore Editions. Autumn: Tigertail Virtual Museum. The Ballad of the Jealous Lover... (oil and tempra on canvas): The eGallery. Tigertail Virtual Museum. Farm Life. Island Hay: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Missouri Legislature: Tigertail Virtual Museum. Musician: Tigertail Virtual Museum. Paying the Bill: Tigertail Virtual Museum. Sanguine Lady (red crayon): School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan. The Saving: Tigertail Virtual Museum. The Wood Pile: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Wreck of the Old "97": Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.
Thomas Hart Benton World War II	1943: Letter from Overseas: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. The National Gallery of Art. 1943: Morning Train (Soldier's Farewell): Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Kramer Fine Arts. 1943: All Work (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: Cut the Line: Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: Down the Lower Mississippi (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: Loading the LST (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: Look Out Below (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: Preliminary Shake Down, New Orleans (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: Salt and Steel (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: She's Off (watercolor): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1943: This Way In (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: Bow Up (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: The Long Haul (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: Note Well (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: On the Old Ohio (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: Stern Task (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: Stow Her Away Mates (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center. 1944: This Way Out (pen and ink): Navy Art Collection, U.S. Navy Historical Center.
Thomas Hart Benton Nebraska's Oregon Trail	1944: Bartering with Traders (watercolor): The Museum of Nebraska Art. 1944: Buffalo and Sunflower (watercolor): The Museum of Nebraska Art. 1944: The Covered Wagon (watercolor): The Museum of Nebraska Art. 1944: Feeding the Trappers (watercolor): The Museum of Nebraska Art. 1944: Indian Attack (watercolor): The Museum of Nebraska Art. 1944: Under Construction (watercolor): The Museum of Nebraska Art.
Thomas Hart Benton	Independence and the Opening of the West, The Truman Library: Introduction. Vocabulary. Source Analysis. Follow-Up Questions. Further Reading.

This guide last edited 11/07/2011
This guide last revised 04/16/2010
This guide created 06/28/2001