- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Indiana University Press (August 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0253337607
- ISBN-13: 978-0253337603
- Product Dimensions: 30.5 x 22.8 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
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- #4 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( A-C ) > Benton, Thomas Hart
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"President Wells saw the Fine Arts Plaza, with the IU Auditorium and its Hall of Murals at its center, as the campus's 'cultural crossroads.' This 75th anniversary publication celebrates Wells' earlier vision for our university and reaffirms our commitment to making the arts an integral part of Indiana University's master plan for the future." Michael McRobbie, President, Indiana University "In capturing Indiana's past, the Thomas Hart Benton murals speak to the future. They express the hopes and dreams of people who lived before us, and they bring those messages - captured in color and line - to us in the present. Thanks to the wonderful restoration of these murals, they will speak to generations to come as vividly and eloquently as they do today." Curt Simic, President, Indiana University Foundation
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Decorating the Indiana hall at the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago was a bold and colourful sequence of paintings by American muralist Thomas Hart Benton depicting the social, economic, and cultural history of the Hoosier state from mound building to the 1930s as well as the early days of the Indianapolis 500. In creating this dramatic 250-foot mural, which has been on display at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University since 1940, Benton sought to create art that spoke to a mainstream audience in a realist style.This book features a full-colour gatefold which represents the flow of the murals along with a portfolio of colour reproductions of the 22 existing panels. Accompanying essays trace the history of the murals' creation and their installation at Indiana University, the visual narrative that Benton invented, the artist's method as seen in a series of preparatory drawings, and a detailed account of the conservation of the murals. This handsomely designed treasure will appeal to readers interested in Benton's work, Indiana history, and American public art works.
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Masterpiece of American murals, July 22 2008
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This review is from: Thomas Hart Benton and the Indiana Murals (Paperback)
This is a great book one of America's great muralists. His artwork is beautifully reproduced and shows how current these murals are today. Now back in print.
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