Shallow Creek: Thomas Hart Benton and American Waterways

by Leo G. Mazow

Images of waterways figure prominently in the art of Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975). His depictions of rivers, streams, gullies, and creeks form a subgenre of American landscape painting, inviting us to rethink the artistic meaning and historical legacy of even the narrowest of inlets. Among Benton's most significant representations of this subject matter is a body of work from 1938 to 1942 depicting smaller, more intimate coves and creeks. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911209662
• ISBN13: 9780911209662
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Palmer Museum of Art
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.7" x 10.9"