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Thomas Hart Benton
Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Burt Lancaster as 'Big Eli Wakefield')circa 1954

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Graphite drawing on cream paper of a full-length male figure in mid-stride, head turned upward in profile, carrying a long pole or rifle over one shoulder, with military-style pack and straps

Thomas Hart Benton, Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Burt Lancaster as 'Big Eli Wakefield'), circa 1954, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, American Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Thomas Hart Benton
Title
Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Burt Lancaster as 'Big Eli Wakefield')
Date Made
circa 1954
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (42.86 × 32.7 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
American Art Council
Accession Number
M.2010.95.1
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
American Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bailly, Austen Barron, ed. American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2015.
Copyright
© T.H. and R.P. Benton Trusts/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York