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1. Renegade Regionalists: The Modern
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2. Benton, Pollock, and the Politics
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3. An Artist in America
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4. Maverick With a Paintbrush: Thomas
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5. Regionalist Art: Thomas Hart Benton,
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6. Thomas Hart Benton: Drawing from
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7. Thomas Hart Benton and the American
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8. Tom Benton and His Drawings
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9. THOMAS HART BENTON
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10. Under the Influence: The Students
11. Thomas Hart Benton and the Indiana
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12. An American in Art: A Professional
13. Passion, politics, prohibition:
14. Thomas Hart Benton's "Year of
15. Social history of the state of
16. Thomas Hart Benton, Frank Lloyd

1. Renegade Regionalists: The Modern Independence of Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry
by James M. Dennis
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Asin: 0299155846
Catlog: Book (1998-03-01)
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Sales Rank: 142962
Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
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Famous for iconic images of the rural Midwestsuch as AmericanGothic, Politics in Missouri, and Baptism in KansasGrant Wood, ThomasHart Benton, and John Steuart Curry have long been lumped togetherunder the rubric the Regionalists. James M. Dennis offers a fresh andsophisticated look at the modernist tendencies of this trio of Americanpainters, arguing that the individual styles of Wood, Benton, and Currywere both mislabeled and misunderstood. Revisiting the artistic andpolitical culture of America between the World Wars, he shows thatcritics and ideologuesfrom Time Magazine to the PartisanReviewpigeonholed, praised, or pilloried the Regionalists to servetheir own critical intentions.Amply illustrating his argumentwith a thematic assortment of paintings and prints, Dennis explores thesocial and cultural reasons whycritics, from 1930 on, consistentlydemanded that Wood, Benton, and Curry stop straying in their art towardmodernist abstraction, caricature, or fantasy, but stick instead torural subjects and realist styles. Conservative critics wantedinspiring, all-American imagery, not borrowings from Cubism. Radicalcritics called for social realism depicting the plight of the workers,even claiming that the Regionalists stylized farmers smacked offascism.Dennis demonstrates that despite these attempts at rigidcategorization, Wood, Benton, and Curry were self-defining artists whofreely disregarded promotional dictates of Regionalism. In particular,Dennis discusses the artists diverse portrayals of women, from ruralsunbonnet women to cosmopolitan and even erotic figures and, in some ofCurrys work, women exemplifying themes of social criticism andpolitical protest. In conclusion, Dennis discards the concept of Wood,Benton, and Curry as a homogenous unit, placing them within the schoolof American modernism more often represented by Charles Sheeler,Charles Demuth, Marsden Hartley,Arthur Dove, and Georgia OKeefe. Healso shows that Sheeler, Demuth, and Hartley were themselves moreconsistent in painting native locales and regional themes than were theRegionalist Triumvirate. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars H.W. Janson is Dead
Finally. A well thought out and well executed book about a major movement in American art that is often dismissed as being one dimensional. Dennis' introspective look into the most revered "Regionalist" artists not only offers engaging scholarship, but a very good education in American social history as well. A must read for anyone who thinks they know what "Regionalism" is.

5-0 out of 5 stars A need to rethink the 'Regionalism' of the Regionalists
This book makes you rethink any ideas you might have about Regionalism. Whether you agree with James Dennis or not is up to you, but he certainly does bring up some very interesting ideas. The basic ideas of the Regionalism school are initially laid out for the reader, and from this beginning it is already possible to see the weak foundation of the very definition of "Regionalism," as it was defined NOT by the artists, but by their critics and the public. The sterotyping generalities inherent in this 'school' set the stage for Dennis' questioning of the similarities of the work of Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steurat Curry, the triumvirate of Regionalism. The author proceeds to explicate the inherent differences between the 3 artists' work, as well as the eventually obvious flawed general definition of "Regionalism." Dennis breaks down his discussions into realism vs. abstraction, realistic subject matter vs. fantasies, the ideas of nationalism and fascism in the artists' work, their varying depictions of women, and finally compares the three Regionalists to three contemporary modernists, Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, and Marsden Hartley. Dennis concludes with the assertion that the so-called "Regionalists" are in many ways more "modern" than their modernists contemporaries. The book has plenty of pictures, sadly only in black and white, and thus the book is a surprisingly quick read. Each chapter is thorough however, and must be studied to be fully understood. The reader should have some art historical background, and some knowledge of the history of the first half of the 20th century. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Regionalism, and the history of American art. Makes you think. ... Read more


2. Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism : From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism
by Erika Doss
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Asin: 0226159426
Catlog: Book (1991-10-11)
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Sales Rank: 1130838
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In this acclaimed revisionist study, Erika Doss chronicles an historic cultural change in American art from the dominance of regionalism in the 1930s to abstract expressionism in the 1940s. She centers her study on Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock, Benton's foremost student in the early thirties, charting Pollock's early imitation of Benton's style before his radical move to abstraction. By situating painting within the evolving sociopolitical and cultural context of the Depression and the Cold War, Doss explains the reasons for this change and casts light on its significance for contemporary culture.

"A welcome addition to the growing body of literature that deals with the art and culture of the depression and cold war eras. It is a pioneering work that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of a puzzling conundrum of American art--the shift from regionalism to abstract expressionism."--M. Sue Kendall, Winterthur Portfolio

"An important scholarly contribution. . . . This book will stand as a step along the way to a better understanding of the most amazing transition in the art of our tumultuous century."--James G. Rogers, Jr., Art Journal

"A valuable and interesting book that restores continuity and political context to the decades of depression and war."--Marlene Park, American Historical Review


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3. An Artist in America
by Thomas Benton
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Asin: 082620399X
Catlog: Book (1983-05-01)
Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr
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5-0 out of 5 stars A Great Work From a Great Painter
Tom Benton could have been a great writer if he hadn't have made such an important name for himself as a Regionialist painter. This book describes, in a passionate honesty, Benton's beliefs on Art and life. Anyone who wants to learn more about the man behind the irrascible myth should read this book! ... Read more


4. Maverick With a Paintbrush: Thomas Hart Benton
by Wilma. Yeo
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Asin: 0385080174
Catlog: Book (1977-10)
Publisher: Doubleday
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5. Regionalist Art: Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry, and Grant Wood : A Guide to the Literature
by Mary Scholz Guedon
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Asin: 0810815435
Catlog: Book (1982-07-01)
Publisher: Scarecrow Pr
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6. Thomas Hart Benton: Drawing from Life
by Henry Adams
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Asin: 1558590714
Catlog: Book (1993-01-01)
Publisher: Abbeville Pr
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7. Thomas Hart Benton and the American South
by J. Richard Gruber, Thomas Hart Benton, Morris Museum of Art
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Asin: 1890021040
Catlog: Book (1998-06-01)
Publisher: Morris Museum of Art
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8. Tom Benton and His Drawings
by Karal Ann Marling
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Asin: 0826204074
Catlog: Book (1985-11)
Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr (Txt)
Sales Rank: 307686
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9. THOMAS HART BENTON
by H. Adams
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Asin: 0394759583
Catlog: Book (1989-08-12)
Publisher: Knopf
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10. Under the Influence: The Students of Thomas Hart Benton
by Marianne Berardi, Henry Adams
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Asin: 0961537221
Catlog: Book (1993-09-01)
Publisher: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Sales Rank: 1036648
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11. Thomas Hart Benton and the Indiana murals: The making of a masterpiece
by Thomas Hart Benton

Asin: B0007212BM
Catlog: Book (1989)
Publisher: Indiana University Art Museum
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12. An American in Art: A Professional and Technical Autobiography.
by Thomas Hart, Benton
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Asin: 0700600051
Catlog: Book (1969-01)
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
Sales Rank: 1414101
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13. Passion, politics, prohibition: Benton's Bootleggers : February 28 to June 2, 2002
by Thomas Hart Benton

Asin: B0006RWH2Q
Catlog: Book (2002)
Publisher: Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
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14. Thomas Hart Benton's "Year of Peril": Revised
by Jessica L Hoffman

Asin: B0006RT0BC
Catlog: Book (2000)
Publisher: J.L. Hoffman]
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15. Social history of the state of Indiana: The Thomas Hart Benton murals at Indiana Univesity
by Thomas Hart Benton

Asin: B00073EVIM
Catlog: Book (1975)
Publisher: Indiana University Art Museum?
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16. Thomas Hart Benton, Frank Lloyd Wright: A transcript of the addresses and exchanges between Frank Lloyd Wright & Thomas Hart Benton, Providence, Rhode ... mber 11, 1932 (Studies in the history of art)
by Thomas Hart Benton

Asin: B00071D9C8
Catlog: Book (1985)
Publisher: Williams College Museum of Art
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