Heirs of Painter Thomas Hart Benton Sue Kansas City Bank, Alleging Mismanagement of Artist’s Estate
The lawsuit alleges that UMB Bank neglected and lost some of the artist's works.
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Thomas Hart Benton Heirs Allege Mismanagement of Estate, Stolen Chagall Heads to Auction, and More: Morning Links from December 18, 2019
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Then and Now: It’s All Regional
A look at Regionalism's evolving reputation, with excerpts from our archives about how Grant Wood's American Gothic first angered local critics, was then written into art history, and finally became…
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AXA Gives Thomas Hart Benton Drawings, Painted Studies to the Met
Today the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced that the AXA insurance company has given it 29 drawings and studies that served as the basis for Thomas Hart Benton’s career-defining…
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The impact from Sandy includes changes in practices and prices for the art-insurance industry and its clients
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