Thomas Hart Benton

American, 1889 - 1975

Selected artwork

Departure of the Joads, from The Grapes of Wrath

1939

Art Institute of Chicago

UnclassifiedUnited States

Influenced by

Diego Riveraeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Paul Cézanneeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Jean-Paul Laurenseditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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Later influence

Charles Cecil Pollockeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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Palmer Schoppeeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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Jackson Pollockeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
James Lesesne Wellseditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Lewis Hineeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Jackson Pollockeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Kenneth Callahaneditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Thomas Hart Benton as an artistic influence on Kenneth Callahan. The assertion concerns Callahan's early realist paintings. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Wikipedia contributors — artist biographies (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Artworks by year

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Artwork yearWork type

Museum / collectionAll collections

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Museums & collections

Documented holdings of works attributed to Thomas Hart Benton. Check the museum’s record for current display information.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art53 recorded works
The Cleveland Museum of Art19 recorded works
National Gallery of Art7 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago3 recorded works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art1 recorded work
Minneapolis Institute of Art1 recorded work
Museum of Modern Art1 recorded work
National Portrait Gallery1 recorded work

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