Thomas Hart Benton (film) explained

Thomas Hart Benton
Director:	Ken Burns
Producer:	Ken Burns Julie Dunfey
Narrator:	Jason Robards
Editing:	Donna Marino
Distributor:	Florentine Films WGBH
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Thomas Hart Benton is a 1988 documentary film ^[1] about painter Thomas Hart Benton^[2] by Ken Burns.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

See also

• American realism
• Ashcan School

External links

• Thomas Hart Benton on PBS
  • Thomas Hart Benton on WTTW

Notes and References

1. https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Hart-Benton/dp/B000BITUJI Amazon.com
2. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56611897 WorldCat.org
3. https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Ken-Burns-America-Thomas-Hart-Benton/60028864 Netflix
4. Web site: Watch Thomas Hart Benton | Ken Burns | PBS. PBS.
5. http://www.kqek.com/dvd_reviews/t2u/2960_ThomasHartBenton.htm DVD Review-KQEK