Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975

Standing on scaffolding, Thomas Hart Benton dips his paintbrush into a jar of paint as he works on an Indian in the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 14 (SL2511) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Standing on scaffolding, paintbrush in hand, Thomas Hart Benton works on an Indian in the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 13 (SL2510) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Standing on scaffolding, paintbrush in hand, Thomas Hart Benton works on an Indian in the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 10 (SL2507) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Standing on scaffolding, paintbrush in hand, Thomas Hart Benton works on an Indian in the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 12 (SL2509) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Standing on scaffolding, paintbrush in hand, Thomas Hart Benton works on an Indian in the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 11 (SL2508) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Pipe in hand, Thomas Hart Benton steps back to gain perspective on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is in the process of painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 9 (SL2506) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Pipe in hand, Thomas Hart Benton steps back to gain perspective on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is in the process of painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 8 (SL2505) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Thomas Hart Benton steps back to gain perspective on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 5 (SL2502) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Thomas Hart Benton steps back to gain perspective on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 7 (SL2504) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Thomas Hart Benton, pipe in hand, steps back to gain perspective on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is painting in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 6 (SL2503) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.