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Recording Date(s)
April 21, 1964
Accession Number
SR64-105-1
Description
Interview with artist Thomas Hart Benton by Harry S. Truman Library museum curator Milton F. Perry about the creation of the Benton Mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," in the lobby of the Truman Library. Benton goes through the history of the area, and describes the visual elements that make up the mural. This recording is also referred to as the oral history of Thomas Hart Benton.
For the official Oral History transcript, see also: https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/oral-histories/benton
People Mentioned
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Original Format(s)
Production and Copyright
Harry S. Truman Library