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Thomas Hart Benton (film)

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'Thomas Hart Benton' is a 1988 documentary film [https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Hart-Benton/dp/B000BITUJI Amazon.com] about painter Thomas Hart Benton[http://www.worldcat.org/title/thomas-hart-benton/oclc/56611897 WorldCat.org] by Ken Burns.[https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Ken-Burns-America-Thomas-Hart-Benton/60028864 Netflix]

Summary



His burly, energetic and uncompromising paintings are celebrated in this bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist who depicted

a self-reliant country in the Great Depression.

Availability



Released on DVD individually on November 12, 2002 by Warner Home Video. Released as part of Ken Burns America DVD set on September 28, 2004.[http://www.kqek.com/dvd_reviews/t2u/2960_ThomasHartBenton.htm DVD Review-KQEK]

See also



*American realism

*Ashcan School


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