Benton, Rita Piacenza, 1896-1975

From left to right, Mrs. Rita Benton, Miss Jessie Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Bess Wallace Truman, and former President Harry S. Truman (partly obscured) greet guests after the dedication of Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Rita Benton, and Miss Jessie Benton at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Rita Benton, and Miss Jessie Benton at the dedication ceremony of Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Mrs. Rita Benton, and Miss Jessie Benton at the ceremony dedicating Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

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.

From left to right, (front row), Mrs. Rita Benton, Hilary Bush, Thomas Hart Benton, and unidentified people at the dedication of Benton's mural at the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified. Part of the mural can be seen in the background.

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.

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.

David Lloyd speaks at the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's 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, Thomas Hart Benton, Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Harry S. Truman, Dr. Wayne C. Grover, and Bess Wallace Truman. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaks at the dedication of Thomas Hart Benton's 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, Thomas Hart Benton, Chief Justice Earl Warren, David Lloyd, Dr. Wayne C. Grover, and Bess Wallace Truman. All others are unidentified.