Thomas Hart Benton

Prodigal Son
1939

A black and white illustration depicting a dramatic scene with a man in old-fashioned clothing standing on a hill, looking towards a broken windmill. The landscape is tumultuous with swirling patterns on the ground, suggesting wind or movement. In the background, there are dark, ominous clouds, and in the foreground, there's a skeleton and a toppled vehicle, adding to the chaotic atmosphere of the scene. The artwork has a signature in the bottom right corner.

A black and white illustration depicting a dramatic scene with a man in old-fashioned clothing standing on a hill, looking towards a broken windmill. The landscape is tumultuous with swirling patterns on the ground, suggesting wind or movement. In the background, there are dark, ominous clouds, and in the foreground, there's a skeleton and a toppled vehicle, adding to the chaotic atmosphere of the scene. The artwork has a signature in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1939

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 16 7/8in. (31.4 × 42.9 cm) Image: 10 1/8 × 13 3/16in. (25.7 × 33.5 cm)

Accession number
78.24

Edition
Ed. 250

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

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur G. Altschul

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

API
artworks/3583

Exhibitions

Benton and America in the 1930s: Works on Paper

May 19–Sept 4, 2004

Thomas Hart Benton
32 works in the collection

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