Peachy at The Met: Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Mural Rediscovered Until April 19, 2015 Our Coverage Sponsored by Maine Woolens
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One of the most exciting new exhibitions on right now at The Met is without a doubt Thomas Hart Benton's America Today Mural Rediscovered, and seeing these glorious murals should be on your priority "to do" list between now and next April. We are super patriotic you may have noticed right down to Peachy's B.A. in American History from Boston College. We even look for great brands Made in America, and of course this new exhibit at The Met can be found in the American Wing, on the first floor.
We first published on Benton's America Today Mural Rediscovered here:
There's photography that supports the exhibit including a terrific Walker Evans 1929 New York lunchroom counter scene. Jackson Pollack was a former student of Thomas Hart Benton, you'll be interested to know. Benton was especially responsive to Mannerism, a 16th century style that rejected the rational linear perspective and naturalistic depiction of form associated with earlier renaissance art and we find Benton's interpretive work quite impressive. As you walk through the exhibit you'll see background in the first two rooms then off to the right you'll enter the Mural room, which is the most striking.
This Art Deco work is so original, super American and did remind us of The New Deal. From Taxi Dancers to the laborers you can imagine what life was like in this era; the flapper on the subway was our favorite!
