Overview
Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The Nancy Edelman Work research material related to painter Thomas Hart Benton measures 0.2 linear feet and dates from 1974-1975. Included is correspondence between Thomas Hart Benton and Nancy Edelman Work and a typescript created by Work and annotated by Hart Benton, for Work's publication, "The Thomas Hart Benton Murals in the Missouri State Capitol: A Social History of the State of Missouri." A finished copy of the publication is included.
Biographical/Historical Note
Nancy Edelman Work, aka Nancy Wasell Work, is an art historian with expertise in the art of the Midwest. She serves as a trustee of the Bingham Trust in St. Louis, Missouri and wrote about Thomas Hart Benton.
Provenance
Donated in 2021 by Nancy Edelman Work.
Related Materials
The Archives also holds the Thomas Hart Benton papers, Thomas Hart Benton miscellaneous printed material, Thomas Hart Benton and Ira Glackens letters, and a 1973 oral history interview with Thomas Hart Benton.
Language Note
English .