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Title
Print: Loading Corn
Description
  • A print of two workers loading harvested corn onto a mule drawn wagon amidst five shocks of corn stalks, probably late afternoon. A stream is visible in the right foreground. More fields rise in the middle-ground toward a group of buildings nestled among a grove of trees in the distance. Dimensions are 12-3/4" x 10".
  • Coverage/Spatial likely in relation to Missouri.
Interpretation
Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry are now considered the leading American Regionalist artists. They shared a driving interest to develop a truly American style of artistic expression separate from European influences. They drew inspiration from the landscapes they knew best in their native Midwest. Their images of a prosperous rural culture were popular with the American public during the difficult years of the Depression. There was a parallel movement in American literature of the time, as evidenced in the work of writers such as Sinclair Lewis. Benton was born and raised in Missouri. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris, learning to work in the abstract style current at the time. He soon reacted against abstraction and the primacy of European art, developing instead a personal style. He captured the American spirit by focussing on everyday life in small towns and on farms, often drawing inspiration from local folklore and legends. His images are realistic and generally narrative, yet softened by his rounded forms and uneven lines.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 25-27 Fine Arts  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  
Source
Purchased by Lakeview Museum  
Subject / Keywords
  • Carts and wagons  
  • Harvesting  
  • Corn  
  • Benton, Thomas H., 1889-1975  
  • American Regionalism  
  • Landscape  
  • Lithographs  
  • Prints  
Spatial Coverage
Missouri  
Temporal Coverage
1945
Collection Publisher
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LVM1994.011
Date Created
37476
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePrint: Loading Corn
Description
  • A print of two workers loading harvested corn onto a mule drawn wagon amidst five shocks of corn stalks, probably late afternoon. A stream is visible in the right foreground. More fields rise in the middle-ground toward a group of buildings nestled among a grove of trees in the distance. Dimensions are 12-3/4" x 10".
  • Coverage/Spatial likely in relation to Missouri.
InterpretationBenton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry are now considered the leading American Regionalist artists. They shared a driving interest to develop a truly American style of artistic expression separate from European influences. They drew inspiration from the landscapes they knew best in their native Midwest. Their images of a prosperous rural culture were popular with the American public during the difficult years of the Depression. There was a parallel movement in American literature of the time, as evidenced in the work of writers such as Sinclair Lewis. Benton was born and raised in Missouri. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris, learning to work in the abstract style current at the time. He soon reacted against abstraction and the primacy of European art, developing instead a personal style. He captured the American spirit by focussing on everyday life in small towns and on farms, often drawing inspiration from local folklore and legends. His images are realistic and generally narrative, yet softened by his rounded forms and uneven lines.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 25-27 Fine Arts  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Author or CreatorBenton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  
SourcePurchased by Lakeview Museum  
Subject / Keywords
  • Carts and wagons  
  • Harvesting  
  • Corn  
  • Benton, Thomas H., 1889-1975  
  • American Regionalism  
  • Landscape  
  • Lithographs  
  • Prints  
Spatial CoverageMissouri  
Temporal Coverage1945
Collection PublisherLakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLVM1994.011
Date Created37476
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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