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Thomas Hart Benton works on the mural in the Harry S. Truman Library

2008-89
Accession Number
2008-89
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Color
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NAID 350476148
Keywords
Artists
Mural painting and decoration
Presidential libraries
HST Keywords
Benton Mural - Painting; Truman Library - Interior - Mural
People Pictured
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Rights

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Credit:
Charles Shangler

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Standing on scaffolding, Thomas Hart Benton dips his paintbrush into paint as he works on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" which he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 19 (SL2516) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.
Date(s)
ca.
1960

Content last reviewed: May 02, 2024