100:
The mural was commissioned for the city's centennial. Benton was chosen because he began his career in the city as a newspaper cartoonist in 1906. Eleven years earlier, he had sworn to never paint another mural, but changed his mind when the city council contacted him. The payment was 60,000 dollars.
29:
112:. The film premiered in connection with the unveiling of the mural in March 1973. The tapes for the film were rediscovered in 2010, and the film was aired on KODE-TV on July 10, 2010.
362:
187:
280:
428:
336:
273:
115:
In 2005 the painting was relocated from the Joplin government building on Third St. to the new City Hall at 602 Main St.
289:
80:
39:
423:
266:
418:
390:
328:
237:
378:
320:
312:
213:
28:
413:
384:
136:
192:
84:
66:
141:
407:
304:
163:
83:. It depicts people from different social spheres on the Main Street of
57:
1.7 m × 4.3 m (5.5 ft × 14 ft)
109:
258:
214:"Thomas Hart Benton Documentary to Air 7/10/2010 on KODE at 6pm"
262:
97:
foot high. It is located at Joplin City Hall (602 S. Main St.)
87:
at the turn of the century. The painting is 14 feet wide and 5
371:
355:
296:
61:
53:
45:
35:
21:
238:"Thomas Hart Benton's final mural gets new home"
16:Mural by Thomas Hart Benton in Joplin, Missouri
274:
8:
281:
267:
259:
27:
18:
104:Benton's work was documented in the film
337:Independence and the Opening of the West
79:is a 1972 mural by the American painter
124:
130:
128:
188:"Benton film captures 'grand design'"
7:
137:"Benton, 83: Never argue with youth"
363:Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio
106:Thomas Hart Benton: The Last Mural
14:
345:Joplin at the Turn of the Century
76:Joplin at the Turn of the Century
22:Joplin at the Turn of the Century
429:Paintings by Thomas Hart Benton
108:by Bob Phillips, a newsman for
1:
135:Moore, Thomas (1972-07-14).
445:
26:
379:Maecenas Eason Benton
321:Achelous and Hercules
424:Murals in Missouri
394:(1988 documentary)
391:Thomas Hart Benton
290:Thomas Hart Benton
242:Joplin Independent
81:Thomas Hart Benton
40:Thomas Hart Benton
401:
400:
72:
71:
436:
419:Joplin, Missouri
283:
276:
269:
260:
253:
252:
250:
249:
234:
228:
227:
225:
224:
210:
204:
203:
201:
200:
193:The Joplin Globe
184:
178:
177:
175:
174:
160:
154:
153:
151:
150:
132:
96:
95:
91:
85:Joplin, Missouri
67:Joplin, Missouri
31:
19:
444:
443:
439:
438:
437:
435:
434:
433:
404:
403:
402:
397:
367:
351:
292:
287:
257:
256:
247:
245:
236:
235:
231:
222:
220:
218:Historic Joplin
212:
211:
207:
198:
196:
186:
185:
181:
172:
170:
162:
161:
157:
148:
146:
134:
133:
126:
121:
93:
89:
88:
17:
12:
11:
5:
442:
440:
432:
431:
426:
421:
416:
406:
405:
399:
398:
396:
395:
387:
382:
375:
373:
369:
368:
366:
365:
359:
357:
353:
352:
350:
349:
341:
333:
329:The Kentuckian
325:
317:
309:
300:
298:
294:
293:
288:
286:
285:
278:
271:
263:
255:
254:
229:
205:
179:
155:
123:
122:
120:
117:
70:
69:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
441:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
411:
409:
393:
392:
388:
386:
383:
380:
377:
376:
374:
370:
364:
361:
360:
358:
354:
347:
346:
342:
339:
338:
334:
331:
330:
326:
323:
322:
318:
315:
314:
310:
307:
306:
305:America Today
302:
301:
299:
295:
291:
284:
279:
277:
272:
270:
265:
264:
261:
243:
239:
233:
230:
219:
215:
209:
206:
195:
194:
189:
183:
180:
169:
165:
159:
156:
144:
143:
138:
131:
129:
125:
118:
116:
113:
111:
107:
102:
98:
86:
82:
78:
77:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
389:
344:
343:
335:
327:
319:
311:
303:
246:. Retrieved
244:. 2005-03-08
241:
232:
221:. Retrieved
217:
208:
197:. Retrieved
191:
182:
171:. Retrieved
168:joplinmo.org
167:
164:"Public Art"
158:
147:. Retrieved
145:. p. 73
140:
114:
105:
103:
99:
75:
74:
73:
414:1972 murals
385:Regionalism
65:City Hall,
408:Categories
313:Persephone
248:2017-03-16
223:2017-03-16
199:2017-03-16
173:2017-03-16
149:2017-03-16
119:References
54:Dimensions
308:(1930-31)
297:Paintings
381:(father)
62:Location
372:Related
356:Museums
110:KODE-TV
92:⁄
348:(1972)
340:(1961)
332:(1954)
324:(1947)
316:(1939)
36:Artist
142:Life
49:1972
46:Year
410::
240:.
216:.
190:.
166:.
139:.
127:^
282:e
275:t
268:v
251:.
226:.
202:.
176:.
152:.
94:2
90:1
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
