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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1970
Page
41
Kansas City AP profile recalls Thomas Hart Benton guiding his own fate after a heart attack and stroke. The famed painter reflects on aging and the wisdom of elders as he nears 81 on April 15, shaping a life devoted to living fully and making art.
The article profiles Thomas Benton and his long journey through American life and art with wife Rita at his side. It notes his wealth as late in life, his Regionalist leanings, and his shift from depicting people to landscapes as urbanization grows. Benton laments lost variety and the poetry of the land and recalls trains and windmills as enduring passions.
The artist Thomas Hart Benton discusses his murals as public history and his skepticism about America's future. He recalls weathering damage to works in Missouri and New York, defending art in saloons over galleries, and plans for a new studio at Martha's Vineyard with a self portrait to come.
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