Interview with artist Thomas Hart Benton by Harry S. Truman Library museum curator Milton F. Perry about the creation of the Benton Mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," in the lobby of the Truman Library. Benton goes through the history of the area, and describes the visual elements that make up the mural.
Program for Thomas Hart Benton, sponsored by the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Benton speaking to some 150 people in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the Executive Committee of the Polish Legion of American Veterans. He mentions the composer, Paderewski. The President spoke in the Rose Garden at the White House at 12:15 p.m. His opening words "Mr. Commander" referred to George L. Mark of Cleveland, Ohio, commander of the Polish Legion of American Veterans. The organization presented President Truman with a portrait of himself painted in Warsaw, Poland, in 1946 by Bernard Frydrysiak.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks on accepting for the American people a gift of ten original Audubon paintings, White House Rose Garden. Mr. E.J. Hallstrom, Australian businessman and philanthropist, presented to the President ten Audubon paintings, a gift to the U.S. Government, to be exhibited alternately by the National Art Gallery, the National Audubon Society, and the American Museum of Natural History. Director of the National Gallery of Art, David E. Finley, also extended his appreciation. Text of remarks not found in Public Papers.
Thomas Hart Benton at work on the lower part of his mural for the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library. The mural is titled "Independence and the Opening of the West".
Thomas Hart Benton at work on the lower part of his mural for the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library. The mural is titled "Independence and the Opening of the West".