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Back from the Fields

Thomas Hart Benton
(1889 - 1975)
artist

Associated American Artists
(1934 - 2000)
publisher

Object Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Date

1945

Edition

ed. 250

Dimensions

247 x 326 mm

Credit

The James P. Murphy Collection

Accession Number

1987.21.3
bags (containers)*, houses*, labor*, men*, trees, wood (plant material)*
  • bags (containers) - Containers or receptacles of leather, cloth, paper, or other flexible material capable of being closed at the mouth.
  • houses - Individual dwellings designed to be occupied by a single tenant or family. May also refer to a building for human occupation, for some purpose other than that of an ordinary dwelling; with this usage, "house" is generally prefaced (e.g., "cowhouse," "almshouse").
  • labor - Human activity that produces the goods or provides the services in demand in an economy. For the people who perform labor, use "workers."
  • men - Refers to male human beings from young adulthood through old age.
  • trees
  • wood (plant material) - The principal tissue of trees and other plants that provides both strength and a means of conducting nutrients. Wood is one of the most versatile materials known.

 


Exhibition History

Rural America Revisted with Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry, and Grant Wood, 7/22/1985 to 9/30/1985
Black Figure Prints: Vignettes of an American Experience, 8/4/1986 to 9/30/1986