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Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Forward Pass, 1972 Lithograph on BFK paper 13” x 20” (image) Edition of 250   Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists, New York City. The sheet measures 18" x 24" and the glazed frame measures 21 ½" x 27 ½".   Of Forward Pass, Benton wrote: "One October afternoon [a friend] took me to see the Kansas City Chiefs play. I had never seen a "pro" football game and I was fascinated with the spectacle and with the game itself... I got permission to attend the Chiefs practice sessions where I could get a close-up view of football actions. I made sketches there and from them a sculpture in bronze. The litho was made from the sculpture."   Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, 2001 (third edition), University of Texas Press/ Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (San Francisco), 85.