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Thomas Hart Benton
Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Donald MacDonald as 'Little Eli Wakefield')circa 1954

Not on view
Drawing in dark brown ink on cream paper, two gestural figure studies of a person in motion gripping a long-handled object, with a small isolated hand sketch between them
Artist or Maker
Thomas Hart Benton
Title
Preparatory sketch for 'The Kentuckian' (Donald MacDonald as 'Little Eli Wakefield')
Date Made
circa 1954
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (42.86 × 35.24 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
American Art Council
Accession Number
M.2010.95.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
American Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bailly, Austen Barron, ed. American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2015.