Benton Goes To The Met

City Activities with Dancehall from America Today, 1930–31.

Thomas Hart Benton's mural cycle consists of ten panels. Egg tempera with oil glazing over Permalba on a gesso ground on linen mounted to wood panels with a honeycomb interior.
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Blogger's Notes
The paraphrased text is from artdaily.com but egg with oil and honey has never looked so enticing.
Thomas Hart Benton was a man of many murals, and then some.