Missouri Farmland

Name/Title

Missouri Farmland

Entry/Object ID

1984.3.2

Description

The central image of three men and a woman in a farm setting. The farm consists of a house, two outbuildings, and a windmill. Foreground figures are a man carrying a bucket while walking beside a woman carrying a bowl; they appear to be intent on feeding four chickens on the ground. Two male figures in the background a working a sorghum mill; one is pulling stalks from the crusher while the other is guiding the mule around its track. "Benton" appears inscribed in the stone in the lower right corner, below is the identical signature written in pencil

Acquisition

Accession

1984.3

Source or Donor

Dr. Allen S. Ray

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Gift of Dr. Allen S. Ray

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas Hart Benton

Role

Artist

Date made

1936

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

10-1/8 in

Width

15-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

19.25" x 23.5" Framed

Color

Black, White, Gray