The Woodpile
Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook
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The Woodpile
193920th century
220 x 276 mm (8.7 x 10.9 in.)
Thomas Hart Benton, American, (1889–1975)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Lithograph on white 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”; inscribed on stone, lower left: “Benton”
Marks:
Watermark:
GCM
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
Purchased by the donor from Associated American Artists, New York, NY, ca. 1939.
Bibliography:
Fath 31 (1979); see bibliographic attachment from original mat on DAC catalog card.
Credit Line:
Gift of Gerald C. Couard (BA Wesleyan 1934), 1984
Accession Number:
1984.16.2
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- 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.]
- landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
- winter
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 220 x 276 mm (8.7 x 10.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
Thomas Hart Benton, American, (1889–1975) . The Woodpile, 1939. Lithograph on white wove paper. image : 220 x 276 mm (8.7 x 10.9 in.). Sheet : 301 x 406 mm (11.9 x 16 in.). DAC accession number 1984.16.2. Gift of Gerald C. Couard (BA Wesleyan 1934), 1984. (photo: M. Cook) .