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Birth
1889 (Neosho, Missouri)
Death
1975 (Kansas City, Missouri)
Lived/Active
Missouri
Self portrait - Thomas Hart Benton - Self Portrait
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Often Known For
mural, regional genre, figure, graphics
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BENTON, THOMAS HART
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri on April 15, 1889. Even as a boy, he was no stranger to the "art of the deal" or to the smoke-filled rooms in which such deals were often consummated. His grandfather, for whom he was named, had been Missouri's first United States senator and has served in Washington for thirty years. His father, Maecenas Benton, was United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri under Cleveland and serve (showing 500 of 13330 characters). |
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