Thomas Hart Benton

1889–1975 (age 86)

Artist

Biography

Thomas Hart Benton led the Regionalist art movement, creating swirling murals that celebrated industrial and agricultural labor, and his bold figures became symbols of an America in motion.

He continued to paint on Martha's Vineyard, inspiring students with his dynamic brushwork and insistence that art should always speak to the lives of ordinary people.

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