Artists

Workmen remove a statue of Harry S. Truman from a crate. Artist Gilbert Franklin stands on the far left in the tan coat and black hat. All others are unidentified.

Gilbert Franklin, right, shows the unfinished Harry S. Truman statue to an unidentified woman, left.

Unidentified sculptor works on a bust of Ambassador Stanton Griffis as he poses in Spain.

A photograph of the painting "The Kentuckians" by Thomas Hart Benton.

Black and white print of a portrait of the artist Thomas Hart Benton, by Charles Banks Wilson. From: Charles Banks Wilson.

Slide of a portrait of the artist Thomas Hart Benton, painted by Charles Banks Wilson. From: Charles Banks Wilson.

Photograph of a portrait of the artist Thomas Hart Benton, painted by Charles Banks Wilson. From: Charles Banks Wilson.

Russian family seated by their home in Palekh, Russia. Identified by Charles Thayer as an artisan named Golikov whom Thayer met while on a visit to Palekh, Russia. Thayer described his work: "Golikov's intricate fantastic miniatures usually depicting brightly colored horses and charging cossacks..." Thayer also recorded in his description of the trip, "Later he asked me if I would agree to take a photograph of him along with his family, which I did." Thayer and a small group went to Palekh to visit some of the artisans who made at this time lacquered boxes.

Exterior view of an unidentified group of men and women, some of whom traveled with Charles Thayer on a trip taken to visit Palekh, Russia. Thayer's typewritten account of the trip included the following names as individuals who went with him: Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. Marion Parrott, and Betty Horter. They were going to Palekh to see and visit with the artisans who made painted lacquer boxes. Charles Thayer was living in Moscow at the time in 1935.

This picture shows artist Charles Banks Wilson (left) with Charles Rosenberger, the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Oklahoma Scottish Rite Masons. Between the men is a portrait of Rosenberger, painted by Mr. Wilson. From Charles B. Wilson.