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Thomas Hart Benton
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The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
Earl Bennent: Benton's Work
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Earl Bennent talks about the beauty in Benton's work.
Dan James: Benton's Persona
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Dan James discusses Benton's "He-man" persona.
Benton's Early Years
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Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians.
Painting America
2:07
For more than seventy years Thomas Hart Benton painted America's towns and its people.
The Missouri Mural
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Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri.
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