The Americana Art of Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was the Woodie Guthrie of Americana Art. He, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry were the main artists of the Regionalist art movement, where artists depicted rural and small-town America during the Great Depression. His work is like a Steinbeck novel on canvas. When I look at some of these… Continue reading The Americana Art of Thomas Hart Benton

The art of Mad Men, a moving McGinnis painting

OK, we love Mad Men. It’s a classic TV show with very rich, well written characters set in a time period that we at American Pulps are very much into. I can’t say much about the show that hasn’t already been said. It’s been off the air for three years now and it’s been picked… Continue reading The art of Mad Men, a moving McGinnis painting