America Today
Object type: Mural
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Thomas Hart Benton
Artist bio: American, Neosho, Missouri 1889–1975 Kansas City, Missouri
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1930–31
Medium: Ten panels: Egg tempera with oil glazing over Permalba on a gesso ground on linen mounted to wood panels with a honeycomb interior
Dimensions: a: 92 in. × 13 ft. 4 in. (233.7 × 406.4 cm)
b: 92 in. × 11 ft. 2 1/2 in. (233.7 × 341.6 cm)
c: 92 in. × 11 ft. 2 1/2 in. (233.7 × 341.6 cm)
d: 92 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. (233.7 × 297.2 cm)
e: 92 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. (233.7 × 297.2 cm)
f: 92 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. (233.7 × 297.2 cm)
g: 92 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. (233.7 × 297.2 cm)
h: 92 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. (233.7 × 297.2 cm)
i: 92 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. (233.7 × 297.2 cm)
j: 17 1/8 × 97 in. (43.5 × 246.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of AXA Equitable, 2012
Accession year: 2012
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