Thomas Hart Benton Quotes
I hsve been accustomed tomseeing him for many years, and under many discouraging trials.; but I never saw him doubt, for an instant, the ultimae support of the people...
Thomas Hart Benton Description of President Andrew Jackson Quoted in Jon Meacham Our Populist Prologue Time, December 19, 2016
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He was asked if he supported President Donald Trump, whose first 100 days was in the view of most political analysts, historians and many politicians--almost all Democrats and even many Republicans to be one of the worst on record. His popular approval rating was the worst after 100 days than any other President since support polls had been started. Kasich had stringly opposed Trup in the 2016 election. His answer reflected his view that al should support whatever president was in office even thought they might at the same to be very critical and opuitspoken about his weaknesses and failings. The President is everyone's President even though he may not act like it.
- Born: April 15, 1889
- Died: January 19, 1975
- Nationality: American
- Profession:
Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. His work is strongly associated with the Midwestern United States, the region in which he was born and which he called home for most of his life. He also studied in Paris, lived in New York City for more than 20 years and painted scores of works there, summered for 50 years on Martha's Vineyard off the New England coast, and also painted scenes of the American South and West.
