The Navy Art of Thomas Hart Benton

Washington Navy Yard (Jan. 29, 2003) One piece of a new 24 piece Navy Art Collection traveling exhibit by famed 20th Century artist Thomas Hart Benton. This 1944 artwork Cut the Line shows the launch of a Tank Landing Ship (LST). Mr. Benton is considered by many art critics to be the quintessential American artist of the 20th Century, and during World War II was commissioned by Abbott Laboratories to produce artworks about the Navy. All of Mr. Bentons World War II Navy art can be viewed online at the Naval Historical Center web site: www.history.navy.mil/ac/benton/benton1.htm U.S. Navy photo. File# 030129-N-0000X-001