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Thomas Hart Benton

1889 - 1975

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Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Hart Benton has received more than 26,524 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Hart Benton is the 1,571st most popular painter (down from 1,334th in 2019), the 6,894th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,482nd in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 1,571 out of 1,421Before him are Basawan, Charles Willson Peale, Claude Renoir, Charles R. Knight, Ruth Smith, and Clyfford Still. After him are Viktor Madarász, Peter Perez Burdett, John Russell, Araniko, Peder Balke, and Francisco Toledo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 203Before him are Albert Hill, Balthasar van der Pol, Virgilio Mantegazza, Nezihe Muhiddin, Teresa de la Parra, and Hjalmar Andersson. After him are Paul Deman, Carl O. Sauer, Emma Asson, Charles Reidpath, K. B. Hedgewar, and Matilde Hidalgo. Among people deceased in 1975, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 187Before him are Erico Verissimo, Oliver Nelson, Benjamin Jekhowsky, Hermann Paul Müller, Arthur Bliss, and Argemiro. After him are Carl O. Sauer, Antonio Vojak, Mary Ure, August Dvorak, Charles Reidpath, and Niginho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 6,894 out of 18,182Before him are Vinny Appice (1957), Clifton Williams (1932), Richard Corben (1940), Gilbert Strang (1934), Michael Lewis (1960), and Clyfford Still (1904). After him are Nat Adderley (1931), Metacomet (1639), Peter Pace (1945), James Hall (1811), Dan Rather (1931), and Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806).

Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 99Before him are Joan Mitchell (1925), Kenneth Noland (1924), Edward Ruscha (1937), Charles Willson Peale (1741), Charles R. Knight (1874), and Clyfford Still (1904). After him are George Inness (1825), Charles Sheeler (1883), Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849), John Marin (1870), Maxfield Parrish (1870), and Colin Campbell Cooper (1856).