New York, NY: Michael and Winifred Bixler, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. "Mention the name of Thomas Hart Benton and a colorful, larger-than-life image comes to mind: a rough-and-ready artist who vehemently advocated a grass-roots American art; a mural painter; Jackson Pollock's mentor; and an aggressive individual who demanded to be heard. We tend to associate Benton's exploits with a mass audience; his was an art of the people for the..... More