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The Music Lesson
Thomas Hart Benton20th Century
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
The Music Lesson is an example of the contributions Benton made to chronicling American folk music traditions. This intimate, seemingly candid scene pays tribute to E. Gale Huntington, a noted folk singer on Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. Benton admired Huntington’s dedication to the preservation of the area’s musical history, showing him engaged in the crucial act of sharing that history with the next generation.
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Details
- Title: The Music Lesson
- Creator: Thomas Hart Benton
- Date Created: 20th Century
- Type: Lithograph on paper
- Rights: Art © Thomas Hart Benton and Rita P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Medium: Lithograph
- Art Form: Lithograph
- Support: paper
- Depicted Location: Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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