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Thomas Hart Benton (Maler)
Thomas Hart Benton may refer to: * Thomas Hart Benton (politician) (1782–1858), American politician, uncle of the Iowa politician, and great-great-uncle of the painter ** Statue of Thomas Hart Benton, a marble sculpture by Alexander Doyle * Thomas Hart Benton (Iowa politician) (1815–1879), American politician and Civil War veteran * Thomas Hart Benton (painter) 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. The fluid, sculpted figures in h ... (1889–1975), American populist muralist ** ''Thomas Hart Benton'' (film), a 1988 documentary film about the painter directed by Ken Burns See also * Thomas Hart (other) * Thomas Benton (other) {{dab, hn=Benton, Thomas Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hart Benton (politician)
Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782April 10, 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms. Benton was born in Harts Mill, Orange County, North Carolina. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he established a law practice and plantation near Nashville, Tennessee. He served as an aide to General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, after the war. Missouri became a state in 1821, and Benton won election as one of its inaugural pair of United States Senators. The Democratic-Republican Party fractured after 1824, and Benton became a Democratic leader in the Senate, serving as an important ally of President Jackson and President Martin Van Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Thomas Hart Benton
''Thomas Hart Benton'' is a marble sculpture depicting the Senator from Missouri of the same name by Alexander Doyle, installed at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ... in 1899. References External links * 1899 establishments in Washington, D.C. Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C. Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Benton Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. {{US-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hart Benton (Iowa Politician)
Thomas Hart Benton (5 September 1815 – 10 April 1879) was an American politician. Born on 5 September 1815 in Williamson County, Tennessee, Thomas Hart Benton was named after his uncle, who served in the Tennessee Senate, and represented Missouri on the United States Senate and House of Representatives. The younger T. H. Benton attended Huntington Academy and Marion College in Missouri. In 1839, Benton moved to Dubuque, Iowa, and found work as a teacher. After ending his teaching career, he became a merchant. Politically, Benton was affiliated with the Democratic Party. He was elected to the Iowa Senate from District 17, and served as a member of the First Iowa General Assembly from 30 November 1846 to 3 December 1848. He stepped down from the state senate to serve six years as Iowa's first Superintendent of Public Instruction. At the time, that office was held concurrently with the position of secretary of the Iowa Board of Regents. Later, Benton moved to Council Bluffs. As t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hart Benton (painter)
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. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. His work is strongly associated with the Midwestern United States, the region in which he was born and which he called home for most of his life. He also studied in Paris, lived in New York City for more than 20 years and painted scores of works there, summered for 50 years on Martha's Vineyard off the New England coast, and also painted scenes of the American South and West. Early life and education Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into an influential family of politicians. He had two younger sisters, Mary and Mildred, and a younger brother, Nathaniel. His mother was Elizabeth Wise Benton and his father, Colonel Maecenas Benton, was a lawyer and four times el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hart Benton (film)
''Thomas Hart Benton'' is a 1988 documentary film about painter Thomas Hart Benton by Ken Burns. 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. 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. See also *American realism *Ashcan School External links''Thomas Hart Benton''on PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ... *''Thomas Hart Benton'' on WTTW References {{Reflist Films directed by Ken Burns 1988 films American documentary television films Documentary films about painters 1988 television films 1980s En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hart (other)
Thomas Hart or Tom Hart may refer to: Sportsmen * Thomas Hart (civil servant) (1909–2001), Scottish cricket and rugby union international * Thomas Hart (rugby league), see List of Castleford Tigers players * Tom Hart (Australian footballer) (born 1896), Australian rules footballer * Tom Hart (baseball) (1869–1939), 19th-century baseball player * Tom Hart (sportscaster), sports announcer * Tommy Hart (born 1944), American football player Politics * Thomas Hart (chief of staff) from Jack Abramoff * Thomas Hart (mayor of Davenport) from History of Davenport, Iowa * Thomas Hart (New York politician), in 29th New York State Legislature * Thomas Hart (North Carolina politician), senator from Orange County, N.C., in the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 * Thomas N. Hart (1829–1927), mayor of Boston, 1889–1890 and 1900–1902 * Tom Hart (Australian politician) (1904–1972), member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia Others * Thomas C. Hart (1877–1971), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
