Boxer

Thomas Hart Benton American

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This sketch is one of dozens of drawings that Benton used to compose his mural America Today, also in the Museum’s collection (2012.478a–j). Benton, who had taken up boxing as a pastime in the navy, included a boxing match with spectators in the City Activities with Subway mural panel.

Boxer, Thomas Hart Benton (American, Neosho, Missouri 1889–1975 Kansas City, Missouri), Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper

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