Thomas Hart Benton

Island Hay
1945

A black and white woodcut print depicting two farmers harvesting wheat with scythes. The muscular figure in the foreground swings a scythe overhead, while the other, slightly behind, works methodically. Dramatic clouds swirl in the sky above, and a small farm building is visible in the background. The scene conveys a sense of intense labor and rustic life.
A black and white woodcut print depicting two farmers harvesting wheat with scythes. The muscular figure in the foreground swings a scythe overhead, while the other, slightly behind, works methodically. Dramatic clouds swirl in the sky above, and a small farm building is visible in the background. The scene conveys a sense of intense labor and rustic life.

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Date
1945

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 16in. (30.4 × 40.6 cm) Image: 9 15/16 × 12 5/8in. (25.2 × 32.1 cm)

Accession number
2004.711

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller & Son; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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artworks/19970

Thomas Hart Benton
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