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Date

1951

Artist

Thomas Hart Benton

Dimensions

13 1/2 × 25 3/4 in. (34.3 × 65.4 cm)

Accession Number

2016.124.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Hoping to help those affected by the 1951 Kaw River flood in Missouri, artist Thomas Hart Benton delivered a lithograph with a heartfelt, beseeching letter to each Member of Congress. Benton was angered by the lack of support for flood victims. Nothing resulted immediately from his artistic lobbying effort, but more than 60 years later, his work is a timeless depiction of the aftermath of disaster.

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