Benton in his Kansas City studio before the preliminary painting for the Truman Library mural, 1960. Benton’s mural clay model, or marquette, is visible in the background.

Benton smoking pipe in studio before preliminary painting for Truman Library mural. Marquette in background, 1960.
[Gerald Massie, Kansas City Star, SHS 003238]

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