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Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook

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Return of the Prodigal Son

1939
20th century
258 x 336 mm (10.2 x 13.2 in.)

Thomas Hart Benton, American, (1889–1975)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Lithograph on wove paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Edition: From edition of 250; published by Associated American Artists, New York.

Marks: Signed in pencil, lower right: “Benton”; signed on stone, lower right: “Benton”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Purchased by the donors from Associated American Artists, New York, NY.

Bibliography: Fath 29; Benton 12 (Library of Congress catalog, p. 65); see bibliographic attachment from original mat on DAC catalog card; D’Oench, Prodigal Son Narratives 1480–1980 (Yale University Art Gallery and Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, 1995), cat. no. 28, p. 26.

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis O. Mink, 1982

Accession Number: 1982.44.1

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Bible, drought*, genre*, New Testament, parables*, Prodigal Son, religions, religious art*

Bible
drought - A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged that a serious hydraulic imbalance occurs, such as crop damage or reduced water supply. [March 1993 scope note added. November 1992 descriptor moved.]
genre - Use for pictorial representations, which may be in various media, that represent scenes or events from everyday life; usually used with another term such as "paintings" or "prints." [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
New Testament
parables - Use for short, fictitious stories that illustrate a moral attitude or religious principle. W [November 1992 descriptor moved. October 1990 descriptor added.]
Prodigal Son
religions
religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]

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image Dimensions: 258 x 336 mm (10.2 x 13.2 in.)

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Thomas Hart Benton, American, (1889–1975) . Return of the Prodigal Son, 1939. Lithograph on wove paper. image : 258 x 336 mm (10.2 x 13.2 in.). Sheet : 306 x 460 mm (12 x 18.1 in.). DAC accession number 1982.44.1. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis O. Mink, 1982. (photo: M. Cook) .

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