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The Cotton Picker - Thomas Hart Benton
A family of black sharecroppers in the Depression-era South harvesting their cotton crop. In the foreground a young man in an orange T-shirt and blue jeans gathers cotton. A man is lifting a cotton bag up to a primitive crane to load the cotton into the wagon standing under a blasted live oak.
300 x 286 stitches ■ 95 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 17" x 16" or 42 x 40 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN006) |
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The Hailstorm - Thomas Hart Benton
The beginning of a violent storm with a close lightning strike, roiling black clouds with an eery yellow-green light showing through, and hail starting to fall. One man plowing is struggling to control the frightened mule while another man runs for the shelter of a lean-to. (American Regionalist, 1940)
381 x 311 stitches ■ 131 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 21" x 17" or 54 x 44 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN008) |
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Portrait of a Musician - Thomas Hart Benton
A black jazz bassist in a Kansas City nightclub. He is nattily dressed in a blue blazer, white trousers, and a fancy yellow and black necktie, and gazes down at the gleaming string bass in tranquil concentration. (American Regionalism, 1949)
220 x 350 stitches ■ 113 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 12" x 19" or 31 x 49 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN004) |
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The Lord is My Shepherd - Thomas Hart Benton
An elderly couple shares a meager meal at a small round table. The white-haired old woman wears a faded yellow dress and has the gnarled fingers of a lifetime of hard work. She is watching the old man, dressed in a blue jacket over a yellow shirt, who gazes into the distance.
212 x 275 stitches ■ 95 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 12" x 15" or 30 x 39 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN005) |
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Cradling Wheat - Thomas Hart Benton
Three men and a boy harvesting wheat by hand on a sunny summer day on a hillside. The wheatfield is bordered by a few stray wildflowers and bands of trees. They are using cradles and scythes to gather and cut the wheat, which is then tied into shocks and stacked.
323 x 260 stitches ■ 98 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 18" x 14" or 46 x 37 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN002) |
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The Sheepherder - Thomas Hart Benton
A horseman drives a flock of sheep down from their summer pasture in the high mountain meadows. There is already some snow among the highest peaks, and the aspens are showing their bright fall colors among the somber pines. (American Regionalism, 1960)
450 x 320 stitches ■ 132 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 25" x 18" or 64 x 45 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN003) |
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The Kentuckian - Thomas Hart Benton
A Kentucky backwoodsman and his son and dog leaving the Kentucky hills to escape from too much civilization and a family feud. The man and boy are dressed in fringed deerskin suits, moccasins, and knit caps. The man carries a rifle, ammunition pouch and powder flask, and a bedroll, while the boy carries their prized hunting horn.
283 x 360 stitches ■ 119 colors (DMC floss} ■ About 16" x 20" or 40 x 51 cm (on 18-count) (pat.php?pat=BEN007) |
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