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Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son

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Thomas Hart Benton

In Benton’s twist on the tale, the prodigal son returns to an empty shack in the dry plains of the Dust Bowl rather than his father’s palace.
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889 - 1975)
Title
Prodigal Son
Date
1942
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
10 3/16 x 13 1/4 in. image
Credit
Gift of Amanda K. Berls
Accession No.
1978.256
Classification
Prints
Geography
United States

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13 December 1978, gifted by Amanda K. Berls (New York, NY) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

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