Island Hay
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889 - 1975)
Date1945
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 12 9/16 inches (25.08 × 31.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. White II in honor of his father, L. Mitchell White
Object numberF97-2/16
Signedplate, lower left, pencil lower right margin
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionTwo men are in a hayfield, the man in the middleground cuts the hay with his sickle. The man in the foreground kneels to get a drink. Another man can be seen in the distance. In the center of the image and further back to the right is a barn.ProvenanceCopyright© Thomas Hart Benton and Rita P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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