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Dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's mural, Truman Library

61-263-54
Accession Number
61-263-54
5x7 inches (13x18 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348341568
Keywords
Artists
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Ex-presidents
First ladies
Judges
Presidential libraries
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Benton, Thomas Hart - Mural Dedication; Benton Mural - Dedication; Truman - Dignitaries - Judicial; Truman - Library - Mural - Liberty Bell - Dedications; Truman - Bess - Dedications - Christenings
People Pictured
Benton, Rita Piacenza, 1896-1975
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Grover, Wayne Clayton, 1906-1970
Lloyd, David D. (David Demarest), 1911-1962
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
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Credit:
Kansas City Star

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Thomas Hart Benton speaks at the dedication of his mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. The mural is titled, "Independence and the Opening of the West." Among those on the speakers platform are Mrs. Rita Benton, David Lloyd, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Harry S. Truman, Dr. Wayne C. Grover, and Bess Wallace Truman. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
April 15, 1961