The Missouri Mural
Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri.
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The Missouri Mural
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Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri.
Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri. Located in the Missouri state capitol, the honest and sometimes dark depictions of Missouri’s history resulted in some controversy.
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The Missouri Mural
Clip: Episode 1 | 5m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri. Located in the Missouri state capitol, the honest and sometimes dark depictions of Missouri’s history resulted in some controversy.
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Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians. (3m 13s)
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For more than seventy years Thomas Hart Benton painted America's towns and its people. (2m 7s)
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Dan James discusses Benton's "He-man" persona. (40s)
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Earl Bennent talks about the beauty in Benton's work. (44s)
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General Motors Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; Equitable Financial Companies; the National Endowment for the Humanities; Jules and Doris Stein Foundation; Gerald and Virginia Oppenheimer