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Thomas Hart Benton

Study for 'City Activities with Subway'

1930

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Oil on Masonite
Dimensions
15 1/4 × 23 5/8 in. (38.7 × 60 cm)
Collection no.
2016.425.28
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study for 'City Activities with Subway' — Thomas Hart Benton. 1930.

Medium: Oil on Masonite. Dimensions: 15 1/4 × 23 5/8 in. (38.7 × 60 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of AXA Equitable, 2016.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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