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Thomas Hart Benton
American, 1889 - 1975

Boomtown, 1928
American Painting
Oil on canvas
46 1/8 in. x 54 1/4 in. (117.16 cm x 137.8 cm), without frame

Marion Stratton Gould Fund,  51.1

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© T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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Early in his career, Thomas Hart Benton was involved in the American abstract movement, Synchromism.  In the 1920s, Benton embarked on a style that incorporated Synchromist rhythmic line and expressive color with representational imagery of rural America.  With this major shift in style, Benton established the Regionalist movement.  Many consider Boomtown to be the artist’s first Regionalist masterpiece.

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