Thomas Hart Benton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
label: Names
content: Craven, Thomas, b. 1889
label: Names
content: Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973
label: Names
content: Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956
label: Names
content: Wood, Grant, 1891-1942
place: label: Place
content: Middle west in art
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Middle West
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- Middle West
label: Topic
content: Regionalism
label: Topic
content: Art, Regional -- Middle West
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- Middle West
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent 1980 by Benton Testamentary Trusts, Lyman Field, trustee.
creator: label: Creator
content: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) was an American Regionalist painter in Kansas City, Mo.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Reels (ca. 600 items (on 4 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1906-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bentthom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2325-2328 available for use at Archives of American Art offices only.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in possession of Thomas Hart Benton and Rita P. Benton testamentary trusts.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material; an interview with Benton concerning his Truman Library mural; correspondence, including many illustrated letters to his parents written while he was in school, studying in Paris, and in the Navy in Virginia; a letter from Thomas Craven and one from Stanton Macdonald-Wright; manuscripts, including "An American in Art," "An Artist in America," "Death of Grant Wood," "American Regionalism," "Life in Paris," "The Intimate Story," "Politics," and notes on Jackson Pollock; notes and notebooks containing writings; a handwritten manuscript of his speech at the dedication of his Truman Library mural; a few sketches and plates of his illustration for TOM SAWYER; a catalog, printed articles by Benton, and clippings; research material; and a photograph of Benton.