The Missouri Mural

Name: The Missouri Mural
Uploaded: 2017-05-02T16:52:35Z
Duration: P311S
Description: 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.

Clip | 5m 11s | Video has closed captioning.

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.

Aired: 05/02/17

Rating: NR

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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

The Missouri Mural

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