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Ploughing it Under

Thomas Hart Benton

1889-1975

Ploughing it Under — Lithograph on paper

11 5/8 in x 16 in

1934

Lithograph on paper

11 5/8 in x 16 in

1934

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Thomas Hart Benton

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