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Portrait of Judge Brown Harris, 1944
Thomas Hart Bentonexpand_more
Oil on masoniteexpand_more
Bequest of Donald J. Luckerexpand_more 2015.82.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
After dabbling in many styles including Impressionism and Abstraction, Thomas Hart Benton chose American Regionalism, in which he became a key figure. American Regionalism is a style and subject matter uniquely and intentionally American: it portrays the laboring class of society, local characters, and the American scenes of rural life and ordinary people. Judge Brown Harris was a circuit judge in Kansas City, Missouri, for 24 years. A decade after the sitter’s death in 1948, this portrait was installed in the courtroom over which the judge had presided.
Details
- Title
- Portrait of Judge Brown Harris
- Artist Life
- 1889–1975
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.82.1
- Curator Approved
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