America e o saga niciodata scrisa pana la capat, iar pictorul american Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) a stiut asta de la bun inceput. Frescele lui de proportii aproape colosale au darul de a aduce in lumina colturi putin stiute de America—de la fabricile si fermele din blandul Midwest, pana la femeile stralucitoare si barbatii eleganti ai New York-ului, unde si-a petrecut doua decenii de viata. A calatorit aproape in fiecare vara catre Martha’s Vineyard, probabil cea mai pitoreasca si celebra zona viticola a Californiei, a strabatut sudul si vestul oras cu oras, fragment cu fragment de istorie. A lasat in urma tablouri cu grandoare, dar si cu suflet, care au ridicat omul de rand in lumina si l-au aratat semenilor lui exact asa cum era.
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