Thomas Hart Benton Painting "Persephone"

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)

Publisher Life Magazine (American, published 1936 - 2000)

Date1938; printed ca. 1993

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 x 14 inches (38.74 x 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired in 2002 through the generosity of docent members

Object number2002.22

SignedSigned in ink, lower right recto

InscribedVerso, in pencil, bottom: 'Thomas Hart Benton Paints "The Rape of the Persephone" 1938 by Alfred Eisenstaedt' Verso, in pencil, top left: 'Print made in the Time Life Photo Lab, ca 1993' Verso, in pencil, top right: '(c) Time Inc. / All Rights Reserved'

Edition/State/Proofed. 76/250

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DescriptionImage of Thomas Hart Benton in his studio at the Kansas City Art Institute, painting, from a live nude model poised in the foreground, his work "Persephone."

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