1. Thomas Hart Benton American Regionalist
Benton spent much of his early career in New York City, where in 1912 he set up his first studio at 65th and Broadway. ... During the summer of 1917 Benton got his first respectable job as the director of the Peoples Gallery in New York City. ... His work at these was interrupted by a call to service in the United States Navy for World War Two . ... To conclude his lifetime career and contributions to art, in 1963 Benton was inducted to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City . ... All this is pronounced by the only two full color paintings of the set. ...
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