Thomas Hart Benton. 1889-1975.
The Minstrel Show. 1931. Lithograph. Fath 7. 8 15/16 x 11 5/8 (sheet 11 1/2 x 14). Edition of 100 for the Ferargil Galleries, New York City. Printed on white wove paper watermarked "BFK"with wide margins and deckle edges on two sides. Signed in pencil and dedicated "To Carson Robinson in appreciation." Robinson was a country/bluegrass singer and player in the 1920's and '20's. One of his songs was "Way Out West in Kansas". An excellent impression of this scarce image. $7,500.
The lithograph was included in the "Fifty Modern Prints Exhibition" of outstanding prints held at the Weyhe Gallery in February, 1935. The drawing for the lithograph was made in 1934 in the West Virginia Mountains. A painting, Minstrel Show, was completed after the lithograph in 1934.
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