By Carlie Porterfield for Forbes

The incredible art collection from late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen brought in more than $1.6 billion at Christie's, setting the record for the most valuable single-owner art collection ever sold at auction. This collection included two works by Thomas Hart Benton: Nashaquitsa ($5.58mm) and Spring Ploughing ($2.94mm).

For Artnet

On November 9, masterpieces by Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Seurat skyrocketed in New York, disregarding geopolitical unrest, rising prices, and recessionary anxieties. "Visionary: Paul G. Allen Collection Part I" at Christie's achieved $1.5 billion in a single evening, breaking all previous records.

For THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI

As part of the Harry M. Arts & Entertainment Cornell Complex opening celebration in Joplin on November 12, noon to 5 p.m., the entire collection of 91 Thomas Hart Benton Editioned Lithographs will be on display at the George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Until March 5, 2023, visitors can view the exhibition, which is on loan from the State Historical Society of Missouri.

For Antiques and The Arts Weekly

In life I was mute, in death I sing, a guitar would remark, recalling the amazing voyage of the late Tony Rice's Holy Grail Martin D-28. If guitars could tell their stories, oh, what sagas they might describe. The story is told by Art Dudley in the Fretboard Journal article from April 2016. "58957" off the C.F." The 1935 Martin assembly line guitar's place in American music history became the stuff of folklore.

For Metro Weekly

A press release from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts claims that “the guitar — portable, affordable, and ubiquitous — appears in American art more often than any other instrument” and that “guitars figure heavily in the visual stories Americans tell themselves about themselves.”

For KZRG

COLUMBIA, MO, November 8, 2022 - As part of the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Cornell Complex opening celebration in Joplin on November 12, noon to 5 p.m., the entire collection of 91 Thomas Hart Benton Editioned Lithographs will be on display at the George A. Spiva Center for the Arts.

For Antiques and The Arts Weekly

MILFORD, CONN. - On October 27, Shannon's Auctioneers held its Fine Art Auction, featuring nearly 180 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, and multimedia pieces. With works dating from the 19th to the 20th centuries, the majority of these were produced by American painters, who were all represented in the top lots. The $3.75 million 179-lot sale had a buy-through rate of 84 percent.

For Crosscut

I recently observed a lady and her teenage daughter bickering when I was at the Frye Art Museum. The mother wanted her daughter to be present and just experience the art, but the daughter insisted that she wasn't doing it for self-validation and that she just wanted people to see it. The argument was fairly standard, but it was so in keeping with the theme of the exhibit that for a brief moment I wondered if it had been staged.

For Fox 4

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City is once more receiving international notice. The City of Fountains is praised in a recent article from the Daily Beast, which calls it “America’s next hot destination.”

For The Daily Beast

How do I start persuading you of the wonders of this city?

Would you like to visit the Nelson-Atkins, unquestionably the top art museum in the nation? Perhaps we ought to start with the meal? Or the gorgeous mansions, or the warm people? Or maybe I can convince you to look closer at Kansas City by telling you that I get to travel to my favorite cities every year thanks to my job—Paris, Mexico City, So Paulo, Los Angeles, and so on—and Kansas City is one of them.

For Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Boston's Center for the Arts hosted the Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) from October 20–23 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The glitzy event welcomed 46 exhibitors, including 13 in its "Emerge" section, which showcased the work of individual juried artists in dedicated booths at the front of the show. The event was held in the city's 1884 Cyclorama Building in Boston's South End.

For The Grace Museum

Exhibition featuring the range and quality of the museum’s collection including, works of art by Thomas Hart Benton.

For NPR

An argumentative debate has erupted over a mural at San Francisco's George Washington High School.

It depicts George Washington and the slaves he owned, as well as a life-size depiction of a dead Native American. The city's Board of Education first agreed to paint over the painting before deciding to do so. The organization revoked the order after a contentious election resulted in the recall of three board members. Town Destroyer, a new documentary that is available to stream through October 16, details everything.

For Community Living Campaign

One of the earliest white artists to depict African-American life, labor, culture, and inequity was the regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton. This episode investigates Benton's views on race, particularly in light of the era in which he lived and worked. In order to learn more about this significant history, Steve Sitton from the Benton Home State Historic Site in Kansas City will be joining us.

By Chris Carlson For Branson Tri Lakes News

I've been a big fan of print, design, and art for a lot of my life. The art involved in these items has greatly impacted my life, possibly before I even understood it. I'm not sure exactly when and where it started, but I imagine that the trading cards, comic books, and magazines I read and gathered as a child were a sign of my early interest in this genre of art.

For The Joplin Globe

The Harry M. Cornell Arts and Entertainment Complex will be unveiled on Nov. 12 during a celebration that organizers hope will highlight local theatrical performances, giant puppet shows on the lawn, and a new Thomas Hart Benton exhibit.

By Judy Fosdick for the South Shore

Discover Duxbury’s Art Complex Museum once more, with its newly renovated structure and its growing collection, featuring works of arts by various artists including Thomas Hart Benton.

By Richard Bradley for Yahoo

Preserving Nashville’s creature culture, where the Country Music Hall of Fame is located. featuring Thomas Hart Benton’s ten-foot mural, The Sources of Country Music, takes center stage.