Island Hay
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889-1975)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1940
MediumLithograph, paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 x 12 5/8 in. (25.4 x 32.1 cm)
Overall: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
Overall: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
InscribedSigned on stone within print in lower left corner: "Benton". "Benton" written in pencil in margin below lower right corner of print. Issued by Assoc. American Artists.
Credit LineAnonymous Donor
Object number50.11.6
Not on view
DescriptionA lithograph showing three men cutting hay. Water is beyond. Man in foreground rests on his scythe while he drinks a dipper of water. Exhibition History"American Appetite: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art," Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA, February 6 - June 6, 2021.
