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Thomas Hart Benton

Earl Bennent: Benton's Work

Season 1 Episode 1 | 44s

Earl Bennent talks about the beauty in Benton's work.

General Motors Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; Equitable Financial Companies; the National Endowment for the Humanities; Jules and Doris Stein Foundation; Gerald and Virginia Oppenheimer
Extras
Watch • 5:11
Thomas Hart Benton
The Missouri Mural
Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri.
Clip: S1 E1 | 5:11
Watch • 2:07
Thomas Hart Benton
Painting America
For more than seventy years Thomas Hart Benton painted America's towns and its people.
Clip: S1 E1 | 2:07
Watch • 3:13
Thomas Hart Benton
Benton's Early Years
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians.
Clip: S1 E1 | 3:13
Watch • 0:40
Thomas Hart Benton
Dan James: Benton's Persona
Dan James discusses Benton's "He-man" persona.
Clip: S1 E1 | 0:40
Watch • 1:26:53
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:26:53
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Thomas Hart Benton
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The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:26:53