A Unique Slant of Light: The Bicentennial History of Art in Louisiana - (Page 135)

THOMAS HART BENTON b. 1889, Neosho, Missouri d. 1975, Kansas City, Missouri Untitled (Sugar Cane), 1943 Oil on Masonite; 15 x 24 in. Private Collection Photograph courtesy Spanierman Gallery, LLC, New York Art © T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trust/UMB Bank Trustee Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY Thomas Hart Benton was a Missouri painter at the forefront of the Regionalist movement: a realistic style portraying ordinary people in common settings based on the artist’s personal observations. Although a well-known Midwestern artist, Benton made many trips to the American South, including Louisiana, where he documented the region’s industry and people. In 1928, he made his first trip to the area, resulting in drawings and pencil sketches he used to produce some of his most famous paintings, including Louisiana Rice Fields (1928) and the primary elements of The South, a section of his major piece, the mural America Today (1930). Benton returned to Louisiana in 1943 and again focused on the state’s major industries. This trip resulted in several major paintings, including Rice Threshing (1945) and Sugar Cane (1943), as well as numerous sketches and drawings of the Port of New Orleans, its workers, and the city’s nightlife. LEH LOUISIANA: THE NEW CENTURY 135  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1209 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1209

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