Mural painting and decoration

Thomas Hart Benton takes a break from painting the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" which he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri, to speak with an unidentified photographer (left). Printed from slide no. 21 (SL2518) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler

Standing on scaffolding, Thomas Hart Benton dips his paintbrush into paint as he works on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" which he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 19 (SL2516) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Standing on scaffolding, Thomas Hart Benton applies paint to the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" which he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 18 (SL2515) 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 dabs paint 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. 15 (SL2512) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

Thomas Hart Benton adds more paint to his paintbrush as he works on the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 17 (SL2514) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

With paintbrush in hand, Thomas Hart Benton applies paint to the mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," he is creating in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. Printed from slide no. 16 (SL2513) of 22 original slides copied and returned to the photographer. From: Charles Shangler. Please credit Charles Shangler as the photographer.

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.