Tuesday, February 3, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Benton v. Long!

Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
American

Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 10, with a voting score of .818.
Tied for Second in Phase 2, Flight 2, with a voting score of .364.
Survived the Phase 2 Tiebreaker.
Beat John Robert Cozens easily in Round 1.








Richard Long
born 1945
British

Defeated Pietro Longhi in Round 1.







Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.

14 comments:

DrSchnell said...

Benton!

Morgan said...

Long

Ben said...

I like Benton's work.

Michael5000 said...

Here's a Facebook vote for Benton.

Chuckdaddy said...

Long

Elizabeth said...

Richard Long.

elliott said...

I prefer the painter guy.

Nichim said...

Long!

pfly said...

In this case family all said Long but I am issuing an executive veto and saying Benton.

Michael5000 said...

via email: "Benton -- Go 20th Century American Artists!"

Michael5000 said...

I like Richard Long well enough, but he's no Thomas Hart Benton.

lamanyana said...

Benton

Candida said...

Benton

Michael5000 said...

Benton takes another win, with nine votes to Long's four. That makes him the fifth of the Play-In Artists to make it to the Third Round.