Thomas Hart Benton (painter)
Thomas Hart Benton also Tom Benton (born April 15, 1889 in Neosho , Missouri , † January 19, 1975 in Kansas City , Missouri) was an American painter. He is considered a representative of American regionalism and muralism . His cartoon-like paintings depict everyday scenes from the Midwest , particularly rural images of pre-industrial agricultural life.
He was a teacher in New York at the Art Students League , one of his students was Jackson Pollock .
Early years
Thomas Hart Benton was born as the grandson of the former US Senator of the same name, Thomas Hart Benton . His father was also a lawyer and congressman . He spent his childhood in both Missouri and Washington, DC He rebelled against his parents' wishes to pursue a career in politics and became more interested in the arts. As a teenager , he drew cartoons for the local newspaper of Joplin (Missouri) , the Joplin American .
education
In 1907 Benton enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago , but in 1909 he moved to Paris , where he continued his education at the Académie Julian . In Paris, Benton met other North American artists such as Diego Rivera and Stanton Macdonald-Wright , a representative of synchromism . Wright's influence gave Benton's work strong synchromistic features.
Teaching
Benton taught at the Art Students League in New York. Jackson Pollock was one of his students (from 1929 to 1931).
Memberships
In 1942 Thomas Hart Benton was accepted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters . In 1956 he was elected a member ( NA ) of the National Academy of Design .
literature
- James M. Dennis: Renegade Regionalists: The Modern Independence of Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry . University of Wisconsin Press, London 1998, ISBN 0-299-15584-6 . (English)
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Hart Benton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Thomas Hart Benton in the German Digital Library
- Search for Thomas Hart Benton in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
- Thomas Hart Benton (painter) at artfacts.net
- Truman Museum and Library
- Parks, the Circus, the Klan, the Press related from Indiana University
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members: Thomas Hart Benton. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 16, 2019 .
- ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "B" / Benton, Thomas Hart NA 1956 ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 16, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benton, Thomas Hart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benton, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neosho (Missouri) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th January 1975 |
| Place of death | Kansas City (Missouri) |