Thomas Hart Benton (1889 – 1975)

Selected Bibliography
from The State Historical Society of Missouri

Articles in the Missouri Historical Review [REF F550 M691]

• Dains, Mary K. “Thomas Hart Benton’s Huck Finn Illustrations Commemorate Mark Twain.” v. 80, no. 1 (October 1985), pp. 1-13. [opens in new window]
• Field, Lyman. “Thomas Hart Benton Remembered.” v. 84, no. 2 (January 1990) pp. 131–150. [opens in new window]
• “Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975).” v. 69, no. 3 (April 1975) pp. 243–249.
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• “Thomas Hart Benton’s Original Illustrations For Mark Twain Classics.” v. 75, no. 4 (July 1981) pp. 385–395. [opens in new window]

Articles from the Newspaper Collection

• “Benton, Beloved Muralist, Dies at 85.” Independence Examiner. January 20, 1975. p. 1.
• “Benton Thought of Southwest Missouri as ‘Home Country.’” Joplin Globe. January 21, 1975. p. 1A.
• “Perspective: Thomas Hart Benton.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 21, 1975. p. 8B.
• “Thomas Hart Benton dies.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 20, 1975. p. 13A.
• “Thomas Hart Benton dies late Sunday night.” Neosho Daily News. . January 20, 1975. p. 1.
• “Thomas Hart Benton, 85, Dies; Era of American Painting Ends.” Kansas City Times. January 20, 1975. p. 1A.

Books and Articles

• Adams, Henry. Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. [REF F508.1 B447a]
• Benton, Thomas Hart. An American In Art: A Professional and Technical Autobiography. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1969. [REF F508.1 B447be1]
• Benton, Thomas Hart. An Artist in America. 4th rev. ed. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1983. [REF F508.1 B447]
• Christensen, Lawrence O., William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn, eds. Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999. pp. 61-64. [REF F508 D561]
• Fath, Creekmore, comp. The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton. New ed. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1979. [REF F508.1 B447be2 1979]
• Hurt, R. Douglas, and Mary K. Dains, eds. Thomas Hart Benton: Artist, Writer, and Intellectual. Columbia: The State Historical Society of Missouri, 1989. [REF F508.1 B447st]
• Symington, Stuart. “Thomas Hart Benton—Painter, Sculptor, Raconteur, and Author.” Congressional Record; Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, First Session, Senate. v. 121, no. 8 (January 27, 1975) pp. S 952–954.

Manuscript Collection

• Brookfield, Dutton (1917-1979), Papers, 1844-1979 (C2732)
  This collection contains the business, political, and personal papers and photographs of a community leader from Kansas City, Missouri. References to Benton can be found throughout the collection.
• Morrison, I.G., Papers, 1940 (C2174)
  The Morrison Papers contain copies of a letter written by Benton and a lecture given by I.G. Morrison on Benton's murals in the Missouri State Capitol. Morrison presented description, history, and symbolism of the murals. Benton defined the purpose of art and expressed approval of Morrison's lecture.
• State Historical Society of Missouri, Audio Cassette Collection, 1976-2000 (C3963)
  http://whmc.umsystem.edu/invent/3963.html
  
  The State Historical Society of Missouri Audio Cassette Collection is a collection of miscellaneous interviews, lectures, and speeches collected over the years. Audio cassettes 1-3 and 33 contain information about Benton.

Video

• Thomas Hart Benton Mural Techniques. Video. Produced by the City of Joplin, 1999. [Video Collection]