Brother, Can You Spare A Wall?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/arts/thomas-hart-bentons-america-today-mural-at-the-met.html?ref=design
Anna-Marie Kellen, The Photograph Studio/The Metropolitan Museum of Art
What drew me to this article is the photo of the mural "America Today" shown here. Created by Thomas Hart Benton, this mural is a representation of the 1920's America. Depicted are many different things about the era; the rise in industry and technological growth, also hands grasping for coffee and bread during the great depression. The article tells about how often this mural has been moved since it's creation throughout New York until it found its current home at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Benton, being a former stage hand, created this mural to appear as if scenes were changing throughout a play. I found this detail very interesting.
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