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                      Humanities:                                                                        The Magazine of the                                                        National Endowment for the Humanities
  Cover of March/April 2010 Humanities
—Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975),The Yankee Driver, 1923, oil on canvas, 26 x 23 3/4 in.
—The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Art © T. H. Benton and R. P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / UMB Bank Trustee / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Contents
Portrait of the Artist Before and After
Thomas Hart Benton was famous when he wrote his autobiography, forgotten when he updated it.
By Daniel Grant
American Zenophilia
Our fascination with Buddha goes well beyond power drinks and movie stars.
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey
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