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The Music Lesson

Artist Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889 - 1975)
Date1943
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 × 12 1/2 inches (25.72 × 31.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. White II in honor of his father, L. Mitchell White
Object numberF97-2/24
Signedplate lower left, pencil lower right margin
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionInterior scene with man playing guitar in a rocking chair. To the right sits a young girl who watches him play.Provenance
Copyright© Thomas Hart Benton and Rita P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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