'''Thomas Hart Benton''' (Neosho, Mo., 1889 – 1975) [[American]] [[painter]]. He is considered the best-known American [[Muralism|muralist]] of the 1930s and early 40s.
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'''Thomas Hart Benton''' (Neosho, Mo., 1889 – 1975) [[American]] [[painter]]. He is considered the best-known American [[Muralism|muralist]] of the 1930s and early 40s. His mural paintings depict common everyday scenes of Midwestern life. One of his students was Jackson Pollock.
[[Image:Thomas Hart Benton - The Twist, 1964.jpg|270px|The Twist]] '''The Twist.'''
[[Image:Thomas Hart Benton - The Twist, 1964.jpg|270px|The Twist]] '''The Twist.'''
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*[http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/benton_thomas_hart_american_painter.jsp Thomas Hart Benton - American Painter]
*[http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/benton_thomas_hart_american_painter.jsp Thomas Hart Benton - American Painter]
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/benton_thomas_hart.html Thomas Hart Benton ]
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/benton_thomas_hart.html Thomas Hart Benton ]
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*[http://monet.unk.edu/mona/contemp/benton/benton.html Thomas Hart Benton]