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Thomas Hart Benton working in the Truman Library

60-272-03
Accession Number
60-272-03
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Benton, Thomas Hart - Mural; Truman - Library - Mural
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Thomas Hart Benton painting the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. The mural is partly sketched out on the wall, and Benton is on scaffolding working on the upper right corner.
Date(s)
December 18, 1959