THE LITHOGRAPHS OF THOMAS HART BENTON

FATH, CREEKMORE, COMPILED AND EDITED BY

Published by University of Texas Press, Austin and London, 1969

About this Item

Rear cover shows light soiling. Dust jacket is chipped at corners with 1" to 3" section missing from rear panel. Protected now in a Brodart cover. Fore-edge has two subtle brown spots.This copy is AUTOGRAPHED BY THOMAS HART BENTON on the portrait frontispiece page. A program from "Book and Author Dinner" sponsored by the AAUW of Kansas City, from the Plaza Inn Hotel, dated April 25, 1969 is laid-in. A featured speaker that day was Benton. Mr. Benton's autograph was most likely obtained at that dinner. 80 lithographs are listed. They are presented in chronological order from ":The Station" in 1929 to "The Little Fisherman" in 1967. They appear on the recto of the page with title and description on the adjoining verso. Chronology and bibliography at the conclusion. Mr. Benton (1889-1975) was a native Missourian. He was a fore-most American painter and muralist, best known for his depictions of people and culture of the American Midwest. 195pp. Size: Oblong Quarto. Seller Inventory # 013994

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE LITHOGRAPHS OF THOMAS HART BENTON

Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin and London

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Cream Cloth

Condition: Essentially No Wear

Dust Jacket Condition: Chipped Dust Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: First Edition.