Former President Harry S. Truman painting a small portion of the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Artist Thomas Hart Benton is looking on.
Former President Harry S. Truman and Thomas Hart Benton on scaffolding, posing for photographers. Benton is painting the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.
Former President Harry S. Truman climbing the scaffolding to chat with artist Thomas Hart Benton and get a closer look at his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.
Thomas Hart Benton painting the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. The mural is partly sketched out on the wall, and Benton is on scaffolding working on the upper right corner.