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Benton working on mural

61-2-01
Accession Number
61-2-01
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Benton, Thomas Hart - Mural; Truman Library - Mural
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Artist Thomas Hart Benton (left) is being assisted by Milton Perry (on scaffolding, center), the museum curator as he works on the mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library. Guard Leon Cox is watching from the floor.
Date(s)
April 12, 1960