Benton Murdoch Spruance

Benton Murdoch Spruance (June 25, 1904–December 6, 1967) American painter, printmaker, architect.

Spruance was born and died in Philadelphia. He was a long-term faculty member and Chairman of the Arts Department at Beaver College in Glenside, PA, as well as Chairman of the Printmaking Department of the Philadelphia College of Art. As a printmaker, Spruance was known for his innovations in color lithography with series of works relating to mythological and religious themes, as well as portraiture. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Sources

• Lloyd M. Abernethy (1988). Benton Spruance, the Artist and the Man. Associated University Presses. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-87982-517-1.

Artwork

Traffic Control, 1936 (featured in exhibit Spirit of the American City)

American Pattern – Barn, 1940

The Bridge from Race Street, 1939 (featured in exhibit Spirit of the American City)

Approach to the Station, 1932 (featured in exhibit Spirit of the American City)

The People Work :Morning, Noon, Evening, Night, 1937 (featured in exhibit Spirit of the American City)

Highway Holiday, 1934-35 (featured in exhibit Spirit of the American City)

Road from the Shore, 1936 (featured in exhibit Spirit of the American City)