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Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975),
The Hailstorm
, 1940,
tempera on canvas mounted on panel, 33 x 40 inches, 83.82 x 101.6 cm
Gift of the James A. Douglas Memorial Foundation (1971), 1952.11; Art © T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY,
An artist fully in touch with contemporary art and aesthetic theory, Benton’s anti-intellectual, nationalistic bravado held special appeal in Depression-era America. The Hailstorm, with its rural theme, vibrant colors, tilted perspective, lanky figures, and undulating landscape, is quintessential Benton; with its hallmark mule and rolling countryside, it represents archetypal Missouri.
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