Rita Benton and her grandson Anthony stand before Thomas Hart Benton's mural entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
Rita Benton and her grandson Anthony stand before Thomas Hart Benton's mural entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
This photograph depicts Thomas Hart Benton's painting entitled "Apple of Discord." This photograph was taken in Benton's studio in Kansas City, Missouri during an oral history interview with the Truman Library.
This photograph depicts Thomas Hart Benton's draft in wax of figures he later used in his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Library.
Rita Benton and her grandson Anthony stand before Thomas Hart Benton's mural entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
This photograph depicts Thomas Hart Benton's draft in wax of figures he later used in his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Library.
This photograph depicts Thomas Hart Benton's draft in wax of figures he later used in his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Library.
This photograph depicts Thomas Hart Benton's draft in wax of figures he later used in his mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman Library.