Thomas’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Cotton Pickers
Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975)

Departure of the Joads, from The Grapes of Wrath
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Cradling Wheat
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Island Hay
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Loading Corn
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Shallow Creek
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Self-Portrait
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Threshing
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Sunset
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

The Woodpile
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Self-Portrait in Caricature
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Loading Corn
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Self-Portrait
Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Distant View of Niagara Falls
Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848)

My Hart
Yayoi Kusama Japanese, born 1929

Starry Night and the Astronauts
Alma Thomas American, 1891–1978

A Friendly Warning
Thomas Hicks American, 1823–1890

Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise
Thomas Birch American, born England, 1779–1851

New England Scenery
Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848)