The Sheldon Art Museum
About the Sheldon Art Museum
Lincoln, Nebraska is home to the Sheldon Museum of Art, a part of the University of Nebraska. The museum's large collection includes works by American impressionists, early modernists, geometric abstraction, abstract expressionism, pop, minimalism, and contemporary artists.
The Sheldon Museum of Art is home to 9 works of art by Thomas Hart Benton, including the Lonesome Road, a painting which has the road trip ingrained in the American psyche, evoking wonderful memories of childhood adventures and long, winding roadways.
Thomas Hart Benton’s artwork was recently featured in an exhibition, The Road Less Traveled. The artworks confound such an ideal with the reality of infrastructure and the environment. The exhibition was supported by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and the Sheldon Art Association.
Works by Thomas Hart Benton at the Sheldon Art Museum
Currently, there are no artworks by Thomas Hart Benton on display at the Sheldon Art Museum. However, Thomas Hart Benton’s Lonesome Road (1927) was recently part of the museum’s exhibition, The Road Less Traveled which ended July 2, 2022.
All 9 of his works of art within the museum’s collection are available for viewing online by clicking here.
Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Sunday: Closed
Holidays:
Closed on the following days:
Major US holidays
Days of home football games
Resources & Information
Photo of the Sheldon Art Museum: Ammodramus, CC0,
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sheldon_Gallery_(Lincoln,_NE)_center_from_E_2.JPG>, via Wikimedia Commons
All Works of Art by Thomas Hart Benton: https://emp-web-95.zetcom.ch/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalSearch&module=collection&viewType=detailList&fulltext=thomas%20hart%20benton