Thomas Hart Benton, The Civil War–Industrial Progress

Property of an American Corporation
Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
The Civil War–Industrial Progress

signed Benton and dated 33 (lower right)
mixed media on paperboard
image: 16 3/4 by 25 1/2 inches
board: 19 1/4 by 28 1/4 inches

We thank Dr. Henry Adams and Andrew Thompson for their help researching this lot.

Condition Report:
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Provenance:
Thomas Hart and Rita P. Benton Testamentary Trusts, Kansas City, Missouri
[with]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1990
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1991