Thomas Hart Benton

(American, 1889–1975)

jesse james by thomas hart benton

Thomas Hart Benton

Jesse James, 1936

37,500 USD

Biography

Timeline

1889
Born on April 15 in Neosho, MO
1905 - 1906
Neosho High School; first work as an artist for Joplin American as a cartoonist
1907
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
1908 - 1911
Academie Julien, Paris, France
1918 - 1919
Draftsman for the US Navy
1975
Died on January 19 in Kansas City, MO

Exhibitions

2008
Paradigms and the Unexpected: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Shey Collection, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
2007
Modernisms, Whitney Museumof Art, New York
Leaving a Mark: The Winston and Ada Eason Collection, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK
2006
The John and Mary Lou Pacton Collection, Nevada Museum of Art NMA, Reno, NV
A Celebration of New Yorks, Georgie O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
2005
The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890-1950
2004
Spirit of a Nation, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Coming Home, First Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Bridging the Border: Shared Themes in Mexican and US Art 1900-1950, Davis Museum and Cultural Center-Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
2003
Gadgets and Gizmos, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

Literature

1939
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Thomas Hart Benton, by Thomas Craven, published by Associated American Artists.