Missouri Farmyard
| Artist | Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975) |
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| Title | Missouri Farmyard |
| Series | The Missouri State Capitol Mural series |
| Date | 1936 |
| Medium | Lithograph on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 10 1/8 x 16 in. (25.7 x 40.6 cm) Sheet: 13 1/2 x 19 1/8 in. (34.3 x 48.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dean Fernandus Payne, Emeritus, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 68.123.15 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
Four figures are working in a farmyard. Two feed chickens while another is approaching a donkey. Farmhouse, barn, and a windmill are visible in the background.
This print is based on a section of Thomas Hart Benton's murals in the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. It depicts a mule-powered sorghum mill in the middle ground. After the print was published incorrectly as a Kansas scene, a critic noted, "Though appreciation of the design is not dependent upon familiarity with the locality from which it is derived, this lithograph is definitely an interpretation of a specific phase of life in the United States."
| Publisher | Associated American Artists |
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| Series Title | The Missouri State Capitol Mural series |
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"Missouri Farmyard | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=68.123.15