Boomtown Reproduction - Borger, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 35° 40.353 W 101° 23.382
14S E 283714 N 3950261
Benton's oil painting, Boomtown, illustrates the thriving economic growth and expansion in Texas during the 1920s. He has captured Borger, Texas in 1926, the evidence of its rapid growth in the electric lines, the automobiles, and the oilrigs.
Waymark Code: WM15783
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Hutchinson County Museum Website

"Oil Patch Place features local artist Michelle Dubiskis's reproduction of Thom Hart Benton's painting, "Boomtown". Michelle rendered the painting pro bono and Friends of the Museum funded the project. The County's Road and Bridge crew assembled and installed the work on the side of the exhibit.

City: Borger

Location Name: Hutchinson County Museum

Artist: Michelle Dubiskis

Media: Painted on Wood

Date: Not listed

Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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