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Between the Great Depression and the end of World War II, Thomas Hart Benton painted scenes of farming and industrial labor in rural parts of the country. In the winter of 1937, the Mississippi River and the St. Francis River flooded a large part of southeastern Missouri. The Kansas City Star sent Benton to sketch the aftermath of the flood. He used one of his sketches as a reference to paint Spring on the Missouri eight years later.
Early in his career, Benton became known for painting large murals. He often depicted his political opinions in his murals, and this made some people angry. By the mid 1930s, he had shifted away from political commentary in his art. He focused more on creating regionalist paintings. American regionalist art depicts realistic scenes of rural areas and small towns (generally in the Midwest).
The original owner of this painting was Arthur “Harpo” Marx. He was the silent member of the American family comedy act known as the Marx Brothers.
Etiquetas: relámpago, arte americano, clima, documento, medio oeste, narrativa
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