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The President and Me: The Intimate Story
Title
The President and Me: The Intimate Story
Description
Photos and biographical article (written by the Kansas City artist) about the relationship of Thomas Hart Benton with former president Harry Truman and his painting of the murals in the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri in the 1950s.
Date
1995
Object Type
Magazine Article
An Artist in America
Title
An Artist in America
Description
Autobiographical book about the life of Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton, spending most of his productive years in Kansas City, with several illustrations.
Date
1937
Object Type
Book
Achelous and Hercules
Title
Achelous and Hercules
Description
Photograph of the 1947 Thomas Hart Benton mural Achelous and Hercules. The painting was once on display in Harzfeld's department store, but is now in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. A reproduction of the painting made from this photograph is on display in Kirk Hall in the Central Library at 14 W. 10th Street.
Object Type
Artwork
Thomas Hart Benton Lithograph
Title
Thomas Hart Benton Lithograph
Description
Unframed, color lithograph (17.5" x 23.5") with board backing, titled "The Sowers." Painted by local artist Thomas Hart Benton. Autograph reads: "To K. C. Public Library, Thomas H. Benton."
Object Type
Archival Material
Introduction: Benton's Contribution to American Art [and] An American in Art: A Professional and Technical Autobiography
Title
Introduction: Benton's Contribution to American Art [and] An American in Art: A Professional and Technical Autobiography
Description
Introductory article about the contributions of Thomas Hart Benton to American art, an excerpt from his autobiographical book, and numerous pages (pages 81-144) of copies of his paintings, murals, and other illustrations.
Date
1969
Object Type
Magazine Article