The lithographs of

Thomas Hart benton

From 1929 – 1974, Thomas Hart Benton created nearly a hundred limited edition lithographs ranging in edition sizes of 2 to 500. This catalog seeks to give a comprehensive overview of Benton’s lithographic output, organized by year. Each lithograph is accompanied by a numbered “Fath” designation, a reference to the indispensable catalog raisonné of Thomas Hart Benton’s lithographs compiled by Creekmore Fath.

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The Station – 1929 (Fath 1)
Historical Composition – 1929 (Fath 2)
Construction – 1929 (Fath 3)
Coming ‘Round The Mountain – 1931 (Fath 4)
Strike – 1933 (Fath 5)
Going West – 1934 (Fath 6)
Minstrel Show – 1934 (Fath 7)
Plowing It Under – 1934 (Fath 8)
Waiting For The Revolution – 1934 (Fath 9)
Missouri Farmyard– 1936 (Fath 10)
Frankie and Johnnie – 1936 (Fath 11)
Huck Finn – 1936 (Fath 12)
Jesse James – 1936 (Fath 13)
Goin’ Home – 1937 (Fath 14)
A Drink Of Water – 1937 (Fath 15)
Flood – 1937 (Fath 16)
Investigation – 1937 (Fath 17)
Lonesome Road – 1938 (Fath 18)
I Got a Gal on Sourwood Mountain – 1938 (Fath 19)
Homestead – 1938 (Fath 20)
Haystack – 1938 (Fath 21)
Edge of Town – 1938 (Fath 22)
Rainy Day – 1938 (Fath 23)
The Poet – 1938 (Fath 24)
Approaching Storm – 1938 (Fath 25)
Sunday Morning – 1939 (Fath 26)
Cradling Wheat – 1939 (Fath 27)
Planting – 1939 (Fath 28)
Prodigal Son – 1939 (Fath 29)
Frisky Day – 1939 (Fath 30)
The Woodpile – 1939 (Fath 31)
Shallow Creek – 1939 (Fath 32)
Down The River – 1939 (Fath 33)
Departure of the Joads – 1939 (Fath 34)
Ma Joad – 1939 (Fath 35)
Pa Joad – 1939 (Fath 36)
Sharon Joad – 1939 (Fath 37)
Tom Joad – 1939 (Fath 38)
Casy or The Reverend Jim Casy – 1939 (Fath 39)
The Fence Mender – 1940 (Fath 40)
Instruction – 1940 (Fath 41)
Aaron – 1941 (Fath 42)
Sunset – 1941 (Fath 43)
Old Man Reading – 1941 (Fath 44)
Nebraska Evening – 1941 (Fath 45)
Slow Train Through Arkansas – 1941 (Fath 46)
The Meeting – 1941 (Fath 47)
Threshing – 1941 (Fath 48)
Swampland – 1941 (Fath 49)
Ben Ragan and Trouble – 1941 (Fath 50)
Tom Keefer – 1941 (Fath 51)
Thursday Ragan – 1941 (Fath 52)
Jessie Wick – 1941 (Fath 53)
Julie Gordon – 1941 (Fath 54)
Jessie and Jake – 1942 (Fath 55)
The Race – 1942 (Fath 56)
Night Firing – 1943 (Fath 57)
Morning Train – 1943 (Fath 58)
Letter From Overseas – 1943 (Fath 59)
The Music Lesson – 1943 (Fath 60)
Spring Tryout – 1943 (Fath 61)
The Farmer’s Daughter – 1944 (Fath 62)
Wreck of The Ol’ 97 – 1944 (Fath 63)
Fire in the Barnyard – 1944 (Fath 64)
Loading Corn – 1945 (Fath 65)
Back From The Fields – 1945 (Fath 66)
White Calf – 1945 (Fath 67)
Island Hay – 1945 (Fath 68)
Gateside Conversation – 1946 (Fath 69)
After The Blow – 1946 (Fath 70)
The Corral – 1948 (Fath 71)
The Boy – 1948 (Fath 72)
Prayer Meeting – 1949 (Fath 73)
The Hymn Singer – 1950 (Fath 74)
Photographing The Bull – 1950 (Fath 75)
New England Farm – 1951 (Fath 76)
West Texas – 1952 (Fath 77)
Running Horses – 1955 (Fath 78)
Ten Pound Hammer – 1967 (Fath 79)
The Little Fisherman – 1967 (Fath 80)
Sorghum Mill – 1969 (Fath 81)
Discussion – 1969 (Fath 82)
Mr. President – 1971 (Fath 83)
Self-Portrait – 1972 (Fath 84)
Forward Pass – 1972 (Fath 85)
Making Camp – 1972 (Fath 86)
Benton Farm – 1972 (Fath 87)
Repairing The Sloop – 1973 (Fath 88)
County Politics – 1973 (Fath 89)
Self-Portrait – 1973 (Fath 90)
Wyoming Autumn – 1974 (Fath 91)
Youth Music – 1974 (Fath 92)

 

Strike

Strike

1933 “Strike” Lithograph

Flood

Flood

1937 “Flood” Lithograph

Haystack

Haystack

1938 “Haystack” Lithograph

The Poet

The Poet

1938 “The Poet” Lithograph

Planting

Planting

1939 “Planting” Lithograph

Ma Joad

Ma Joad

1939 “Ma Joad” Lithograph

Pa Joad

Pa Joad

1939 “Pa Joad” Lithograph

Tom Joad

Tom Joad

1939 “Tom Joad” Lithograph

Aaron

Aaron

1941 “Aaron” Lithograph

Sunset

Sunset

1941 “Sunset” Lithograph

The Race

The Race

1942 “The Race” Lithograph

The Boy

The Boy

1948 “The Boy” Lithograph

“The only way an artist can personally fail is to quit work.” -Thomas Hart Benton

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