Presidential libraries

From left to right: Former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Dr. Philip Brooks and Thomas Jay standing in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman library. Benton is showing the sketches of his proposed mural for the Truman library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) with the artist Thomas Hart Benton (right). Mr. Benton is painting the mural of the wall of the lobby of the Truman Library, entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West". Others in the background are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Philip C. Brooks (Truman Library Director), and Thomas Jay looking at a sketch of the mural that Mr. Benton will paint on the wall of the lobby of the Truman Presidential Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Thomas Jay (center) being shown color sketch of the mural to be painted by Thomas Hart Benton (right) on the wall of the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Thomas Jay (center) being shown color sketch of the Truman Presidential Library Mural to be painted by Thomas Hart Benton (right).

Thomas Hart Benton (right) facing the wall where the his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," is to be painted in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, while Sidney Larson (left) holds a small mockup of the mural.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) on the scaffolding in the lobby of the Truman Library, where Thomas Hart Benton is painting a mural, entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West". Sidney Larson (left) is also on the scaffolding.

Thomas Hart Benton (right) on scaffolding in front of the sketch of his mural in the lobby of the Truman Presidential Library while an unidentified man (left) looks on.

Unidentified man (bottom right) taking picture of artist Thomas Hart Benton (top left) while on scaffolding at the site of the Truman Presidential Library Mural.

Thomas Hart Benton on scaffolding, beginning work on his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.