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Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. He was born in Neosho, Missouri, and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Académie Julian in Paris. He was a leading figure in the Regionalist art movement, which focused on scenes of everyday life in the American Midwest. Benton was known for his large-scale murals, which often depicted scenes of rural life and the struggles of the working class. He also painted portraits and landscapes. His works are in the collections of many major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Benton died in 1975 at the age of 86. He was married to Rita Piacenza, with whom he had two children. He was the father of the painter and sculptor Thomas Hart Benton, Jr.

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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 15 April, 1889
Birthday 15 April
Birthplace Neosho, Missouri, USA
Date of death 19 January, 1975
Died Place Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Nationality United States

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1985

Inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians, 1985.

1955

Burt Lancaster hired Benton to paint a portrait of him in character as The Kentuckian (1955) to be used for publicity purposes. Benton traveled to the film location in Rockport, Indiana, in autumn 1953 to watch the filming. The painting, which pictures Lancaster as Eli Wakesfield and his son Little Eli, played by Donald MacDonald, was only exhibited at the Washington, D.C. film premiere, although it was later used on a limited edition bottle of Jim Beam's Choice Whiskey in the 1970s. Lancaster left the painting to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it may be seen today.

1953

He is known for his work on The United States Steel Hour (1953), Night Descends on Treasure Island (1940) and They Drew Fire (2000).

1941

In 1941 Benton was commissioned by Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation to do a series of lithographs portraying the habitat and main characters of their film version of Vereen Bell's "Swamp Water".

1938

Life Magazine commissioned Benton to go to Hollywood in 1937 to paint his version of the movie capitol. Benton spent most of his time at 20th Century Fox, observing the filming of "In Old Chicago" and "Ali Baba Goes to Town," among others. The resulting painting "Hollywood" was later rejected by Life due to the scantily clad woman at the center of the painting. Life finally published the painting in their December 12, 1938 issue after it won 1st Prize at the Carnegie Institute Exhibit. While at Fox Benton also produced the ink wash sketches "Burning of Chicago," "Dubbing in Sound" and "Director's Conference." The "Hollywood" painting may be seen today at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.

1916

Benton worked in the film industry circa 1916-1917 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He was hired by former roommate Rex Ingram to provide scenic research, set design and painted backgrounds.

1889

Thomas Hart Benton was born on April 15, 1889 in Neosho, Missouri, USA.