Painting America
Thomas Hart Benton
Painting America
Thomas Hart Benton
Air Date: 05/02/17
Thomas Hart Benton painted America. For more than seventy years he painted its cities and small towns, its farms and backwoods. He painted its people, too: faith healers and lovers, politicians and soda jerks, farmers and movie stars.
Thomas Hart Benton
S1 Ep1 | 1h 26m 53s
Air Date: 11/01/89 | Expires: 12/31/25
The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
Painting America
2m 7s
For more than seventy years Thomas Hart Benton painted America's towns and its people.
Benton’s Early Years
3m 13s
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians.
The Missouri Mural
5m 11s
Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri.
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