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  • NAME: Thomas Hart Benton
  • OCCUPATION: Painter
  • BIRTH DATE: April 15, 1889
  • DEATH DATE: January 19, 1975
  • EDUCATION: Art Institute of Chicago, Académie Julian in Paris
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Neosho, Missouri
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

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Thomas Hart Benton was an esteemed 20th century painter and muralist renowned for works like “America Today” and “Persephone.”

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Thomas H. Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, on April 15, 1889. He was known for his dazzling use of color in paintings that captured realistic depictions of people at work, play or in repose in various habitats, often in rural settings. Some of his famous works include “America Today,” “Persephone,” “Planting” and a mural for the Missouri State Capitol. He was also teacher to Jackson Pollack. He died on January 19, 1975 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusets.

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