By Ted Loos for The New York Times

Terrence McNally has an original Thomas Hart Benton “The Grapes of Wrath” hanging on the wall of his personal office, a gift from author John Steinbeck.

By Lucas Ropek for MassLive

Springfield Museums held an event celebrating Thomas Hart Benton, with support from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

By Louisa Hufstader for The Vineyard Gazette

By Sarah Potter for Missouri S&T

For the Springfield Art Museum

A fund raising event to celebrate Thomas Hart Benton’s birthday featuring musical acts that have inspired his artworks like Frankie and Johnnie, and I Got a Gal on Sourwood Mountain at the Springfield Art Museum.

By Steve Myrick for The Vineyard Gazette

The Granary Gallery in West Tisbury, MA is the new location for “Roasting Ears” by Thomas Hart Benton, previously in the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 52 years.

By Robin Scher for ARTnews

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced they have received a collection of 29 drawings and studies of the America Today mural.

For Art in America

Learn how during the Depression art was sold via mail order, including commissioned prints from Thomas Hart Benton.

By Bobby Tanzilo for OnMilwaukee

Learn about the 7 works that caught Tanzilo’s eye during the Milwaukee Art Museum’s hosting of “American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood.”

By Mary Louise Schumacher for Art City

Discover Thomas Hart Benton’s connection with, and feelings about, Hollywood, and his attempt to capture the moment in his mural “Hollywood.”

By Laura Spencer for KCUR

Learn which art institutions collect and display works of art by Thomas Hart Benton.

By Mark Harris for The New York Times

A book review of “American Epics,” focusing on Benton’s Hollywood-related work.

By Westminster College For WestMO

On December 4, a Thomas Hart Benton picture that had been a gift to Sir Winston Churchill in 1946 in exchange for his landmark "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College was returned to the school.

"The New Fence," a 12" by 9" Benton image of a Missouri farmer mending his fence, was given to Churchill after his well-known speech by Westminster Trustee C.D. Smiley. Churchill's talk that day was introduced by President Harry Truman, who had purchased the picture from Benton for the College to give to the British politician.

By Paul Theroux for Smithsonian Magazine

Thomas Hart Benton attempted to capture everything within “American Life,” one of his largest murals. Discover the the story behind this incredible work of art.

By Sarah Cascone for Artnet

The massive 10-panel mural will be at the Metropolitan Musem of Art in a faux boardroom (similar to how the painting was designed to show).

By Robin Cembalest for ARTnews

Jackson Pollock sought out Thomas Hart Benton originally due to Benton’s talent with modeling (something Benton would do to better capture light for his paintings).

By Kate Taylor for ARTnews

In an article about Jackson Pollock potentially hiding his name in an artwork, Taylor examines the Benton-Pollock relationship beyond public statements, looking at Benton’s considerable influence on Pollock’s career and style.