Fire in the Barnyard
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889-1975)
CultureAmerican
Date1944
MediumLithograph on wove paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 5/8 × 13 5/16 in. (21.9 × 33.8 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 12 1/16 × 16 1/8 in. (30.6 × 41 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
Overall, Secondary Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 12 1/16 × 16 1/8 in. (30.6 × 41 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
Overall, Secondary Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
InscribedSignature scratched into stone at lower right corner: "Benton." Signed in graphite at lower right: "Benton."
Credit LineGift of Mr. C. Wiley Grandy
Object number44.26.1
Not on view
DescriptionMan pumping water into a bucket, another leading a horse from a stable and a third fighting a fire in the hay stack. Label TextThomas Hart Benton American, 1889–1975 Fire in the Barnyard, 1944 Lithograph, printed on wove paper Gift of Mr. C. Wiley Grandy 44.26.1 Exhibition History"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014.
Thomas T. Sweeny
April 28, 1865