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Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Letters from Overseas, 1943 Lithograph on paper 9 ¾" x 13 ¼" (image) Edition of 250   Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists, New York City. The sheet measures 11 ¾" x 16" and the glazed frame measures 17 ½" x 21 ½".   Of Letters from Overseas, Benton wrote: “Drawing made in '43 - then a litho study for light and shade - Then a small painting about 10" x 14" - the painting in the collection of 'Hildegarde,' the singer."   Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, 2001 (third edition), University of Texas Press/ Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (San Francisco), 59.