Thomas Hart Benton
Ken Burns (Director, Producer), Julie Dunfey (Producer), Geoffrey C. Ward (Screenwriter), Jason Robards (Narrator), Donna Marino (Editor of moving image work), Buddy Squires, John Colby (Musical director), Florentine Films (Production company), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass) (Production company), PBS Distribution (Firm) (Publisher)
One of America's best-known, least-understood painters was Thomas Hart Benton. Ken Burns traces the pioneering artist's turbulent career in this bittersweet portrait, highlighting the fierce controversy over his work. The film combines rare archival material, commentary by those close to the artist, and a stunning selection of Benton's superb paintings and murals to create a moving profile of the 20th-century genius
Online Video, English, 2017
PBS Distribution, [Place of publication not identified], 2017