The America Today mural was painted from 1930 to 1932, and Benton used his students from the Art Students League as models and assistants while working on his series of murals.

The most famous image of America’s founding, John Trumbull’s painting “Declaration of Independence,” does not depict the events of July 4, 1776. Rather, it portrays a scene that took place ...

In his magisterial America Today mural, Benton invented a muscular style intended to convey “the language of the street.” City Activities with Subway, from America Today, 1930–31 / The ...

Thomas Hart Benton, City Activities with Subway, from America Today (1930–31). Mural cycle consisting of ten panels. Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of AXA Equitable, 2012.

"America: Now and Here" is a traveling, multidisciplinary art show that attempts to chronicle what it's like to live in America today. The project's national tour, which kicked off May 6, shows ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Braun, Emily and Thomas Branchick, ...