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Excerpt from Thomas Hart Benton, 1954 <p>For it should be remembered that a painter, however profound in psychological insight or intellectual equipment, to be a significant artist, must have the talent demanded by his calling the enhancing magic, the creative touch Leonardo talked about. Benton is a born artist: as a draftsman, one of the best of modern times; as a designer in a class by himself; and when he feels like it, capable of the utmost subtleties and refinements of color and texture. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.