Benton's Early Years
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians.
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Benton's Early Years
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Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians.
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians. His mother encouraged his art, but his father was determined that Thomas become a lawyer or politician. He eventually studied art in Paris, France.
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Benton's Early Years
Clip: Episode 1 | 3m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians. His mother encouraged his art, but his father was determined that Thomas become a lawyer or politician. He eventually studied art in Paris, France.
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Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri. (5m 11s)
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For more than seventy years Thomas Hart Benton painted America's towns and its people. (2m 7s)
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Dan James discusses Benton's "He-man" persona. (40s)
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Earl Bennent talks about the beauty in Benton's work. (44s)
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General Motors Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; Equitable Financial Companies; the National Endowment for the Humanities; Jules and Doris Stein Foundation; Gerald and Virginia Oppenheimer