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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
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.