Swampland
Print
1941 (made)
1941 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lithograph depicting a swamp scene with a skull in the foreground, resting on top of a wooden crucifix grave-marker. Signed in pencil by the artist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Swampland (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Lithograph by Thomas Hart Benton entitled 'Swampland'. USA, 1941. |
| Physical description | Lithograph depicting a swamp scene with a skull in the foreground, resting on top of a wooden crucifix grave-marker. Signed in pencil by the artist. |
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| Object history | This was one of six lithographs commissioned for and used to publicise the first American film of the French director, Jean Renoir, entitled 'Swamp Water'. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.572-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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