Roger Reynolds

Group of speakers and other dignitaries walking toward the front of the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library for the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's mural. Left to right: Miss Jessie Benton, unidentified man, Rita Benton, and former President Harry S. Truman. Other figures are unidentified.

Thomas Hart Benton (left) holds his sketch of the mural he will paint on the wall of the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library. Behind Benton are Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Library, (center) and Sidney Larson, Mr. Benton's assistant (on scaffolding).