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"In Thomas Hart Benton paintings, as in his lithographs, there’s strong chiaroscuro, the play of light and dark. He used it to create a mood that’s present in his oils." https://t.co/njACqMraRE

"Benton never worked in color lithography. He never sought it out, and he never hand-colored lithographs, which other artists sought to do." https://t.co/njACqMraRE

"You don’t see Thomas Hart Benton produce prints in etchings. Lithography suits his work." https://t.co/njACqMraRE

TODAY: The fresco detail Edward Millman painted of his large WPA mural for the St. Louis post office sells at @SwannGalleries. https://t.co/wucwkyRJOd

"Subject-wise, I find his work veers toward the hardships and tribulations of working-class Americans. This is one of his more Cubist works in general. He moved away from Orozco-type images as he progressed. His style became more figurative later." https://t.co/wucwkyRJOd

"It almost seems allegorical, but it feels more literal than allegorical. I think Millman’s trying to be more straightforward and show pioneers. One is carrying wood on his back, and it almost comes across as Christ on the cross." https://t.co/wucwkyRJOd

"Edward Millman and Mitchell Siporin were competitive because they had experience in fresco, and this job called for fresco work. Both had gone to Mexico to study mural-painting with José Clemente Orozco." https://t.co/wucwkyRJOd

"What Millman took from Rivera was learning the difficult technique of fresco painting and the high-contrast, limited-detail forms that translate well to fresco. Rivera limited his visual language so it could be read from afar and directly." https://t.co/wucwkyRJOd

"Edward Millman was a lifelong teacher, skilled in all media–tempera, oil, fresco. His skills with fresco made him one of the leaders to get the mural project for the WPA." https://t.co/wucwkyRJOd

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