Return to Naval Historical Center home page. Return to Art Collection Page DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER 805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060 THOMAS HART BENTON Born in Neosho, Missouri, in 1889, Thomas Hart Benton began his art education at age sixteen in the Art Institute of Chicago and at age nineteen studied in the Latin Quarter of Paris.

More of Benton's Works Thomas Hart Benton Thomas Hart Benton was born on April 15, 1889 in Neosho, Missouri. He spent most of his childhood in boarding schools and in Washington, D.C. and landed his first job as a cartoonist for the Joplin American in Missouri. Benton studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, resided briefly in Paris and New York City, then settled in Kansas City, working as an ...

Student Activity Independence and the Opening of the West by Thomas Hart Benton Introduction Vocabulary Source Analysis Follow-Up Questions Further Reading Internet Resources Introduction Thomas Hart Benton, an American Regionalist artist, was born in Neosho, Missouri in 1889. At an early age, Benton looked beyond his storied political familial roots to a career as an artist. Benton was treated ...

Artist Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889 - 1975 Biography Painting Corn and Winter Wheat, 1948, 2001.122.1 Trail Riders, 1964/1965, 1975.42.1 Drawing Tennessee Belle, c. 1939, 2000.98.2 Print Aaron, 1941, 2000.103.1 After the Blow, 1946, 1987.41.6 Approaching Storm, 1938, 1943.3.1458 Fire in the Barn Yard, 1944, 1987.41.7 Going West, 1934, 2000.98.1 Island Hay, 1945, 1987.41.5 Letter from ...