THOMAS HART BENTON: ARTIST, WRITER, INTELLECTUAL

Hrrt, R. Douglas and Mary Dains, ed

ISBN 10: 0962289108 / ISBN 13: 9780962289101

Published by State Historical Scoiety of Missouri, 1989

About this Item

The State Historical Society of Missouri, c1989. 224pp., index, notes, black and white illustrations. Oversize 8vo. As new unread paperback.

Seller Inventory # 1164

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THOMAS HART BENTON: ARTIST, WRITER, INTELLECTUAL
• Publisher: State Historical Scoiety of Missouri
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0962289108
• ISBN 13: 9780962289101
• Binding: Oversized paperback
• Illustrator: Thomas Hart Benton
• Condition: As new
• Seller catalogs:
  • ART & DESIGN

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Synopsis

Published during the centennial year of Thomas Hart Benton's birth, this volume focuses on an artist who continues to win praise from his admirers, provoke animosity from his critics, and create controversy whenever those in both groups attempt to discuss his art, writing, or ideas. Even though the style and the content of Benton's paintings and murals are no longer fashionable among most artists, the controversial nature of his art and writing continues to place him among the leaders of arts and letters. What he painted, wrote, and said is so powerful and pugnacious that it will not fade away. No matter whether a viewer or reader considers Benton's work to be good or bad, it retains as much power as ever to provoke thought, and with it evaluation and reflection. Eight scholars provide a fresh evaluation of Benton and his work in this volume. The result is eight highly compelling essays—both scholarly and personal—that are eclectic in subject matter. The contributors have gone beyond the mere recognition of Benton's positive and negative attributes. They have analyzed his life and work within the historical context of his time, and they have provided a new, reasoned, and provocative understanding of Thomas Hart Benton as an artist, writer, and intellectual.