#missouri murals

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Frank Brangwyn :: Study for the Missouri State Capital murals, 1914. Silver gelatin print with pencil grid. | Paul Cava Fine Art

The Paul Cava collection of Brangwyn photographs is the largest archive of it’s kind in private hands. The archive contains over 100 prints, many of which are of nude or semi nude models, squared-up in pencil or ink for transfer onto paper or canvas. It was not uncommon for artists to disassociate themselves from their photographic practices early in the last century and Brangwyn was typical in this respect. | Paul Cava Fine Art

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Thomas Hart Benton Jesse James, from the Missouri State Capitol Mural Series, 1936 - Lithograph on Rives paper with GCM watermark, signed in pencil, from the edition of 100. - 16 1/4 x 21 7/8in

Thomas Hart Benton’s "A Social History of the State of Missouri". The mural, which is located in the House Lounge, has been open for public viewing since its completion in 1936.

Thomas Hart Benton with his painting Persephone via Kansas City Public Library

Thomas Hart Benton - Persephone

Thomas Hart Benton: 10 Facts About the American Painter

Thomas Hart Benton Was Born In A Small Missouri Town

Benton Attended The Art Institute Of Chicago And Académie Julien In Paris

He Was An Illustrator For The U.S. Navy During WWI - (Photograph Below)

He Was Jackson Pollock’s Teacher

He Was Head Of Kansas City Art Institute’s Painting Department

He Had Some Interesting Run-Ins With Magazines - (Explanation Below)

Benton’s Mural With Ku Klux Klan Members Still Sparks Controversy (Mural & Controversial Panel Below)

He Created A Mural For Missouri’s Capitol Building (Above the Fold)

Benton Was An Avid Harmonica Player

You Can Visit Thomas Hart Benson’s Home In Kansas City

Thomas Hart Benton Service Photo 

In 1934, Thomas Hart Benton was the first artist to ever appear on the cover of TIME Magazine.

Thomas Hart Benton - "Hollywood" - 1938

In 1937, Life Magazine commissioned a large painting from Benton on the subject of Hollywood, even paying for him to take a trip there over the summer of that year. His famous painting, Hollywood, was completed in 1938. When Life Magazine first saw the work, they immediately disapproved and wanted nothing to do with it, but the popularity of the work changed their tune and they included it in their spread about Hollywood.

A Social History of Indiana by Thomas Hart Benton, 1933, via The University of Indiana Bloomington

Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned to create a large mural for the state of Indiana in 1932 and it was presented at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. The mural, A Social History of Indiana, is made up of 22 large panels, spanning 250 ft in total, representing the state of Indiana.

The inclusion of the Ku Klux Klan brought heavy criticism when the mural was exhibited at the World’s Fair, but this didn’t stop the mural from being one of the most popular exhibits.

Cultural Panel 10 ("Parks, the Circus, the Klan, the Press") depicts a vivid, startling image of a Ku Klux Klan rally and a burning cross. The Klan had ruled Indiana politics during the 1920s—much to the embarrassment of progressives like Col. Lieber who preferred to bury the state's sins of the past.

Cultural Panel #10 - The controversial panel, it is sad to see many of todays younger generation missing the point and simply looking to be offended by the past. (In 2017, students passed around a petition calling for its removal to which the university declared the lecture hall where it hangs will no longer be used for classes).

In Thomas Hart Benton’s Indiana mural, he attempts to point out the full history of Indiana, the good and the bad. Benton was not celebrating the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) in the mural, yet reminding the people of Indiana to recognize the past evils and how they were overcome.

Born: April 15, 1889 in Neosho, Missouri, son of Maecenus Eason Benton and Elizabeth Wise Benton

Died: January 19, 1975 in Kansas City, Missouri while finishing a large mural for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee

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House Lounge May 16, 2023 Missouri State Capitol Building Jefferson City, Missouri

[chief-pain-in-the-ass]

NDN LAND

Just practicing…

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After my last post discussing my personal connection to the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, MO, I decided it was time to visit my old stomping grounds and see if the place was still standing. It is. None of the stores, save the gift shop, were open. In my lifetime, I don't think I've ever seen the "Royal Desserts" shop in the dark visitors center open, despite the ample seating room within the cavernous entry hall, which had been decorated to look like an outdoor seating area in some cartoon land. There is an Italian restaurant on the complex that I have eaten at before, but I opted to find my dinner somewhere else during my visit, finding it slightly distasteful to consider giving patronage to someplace I find so disturbing. Overall, the complex continues to become more decrepit and unsettling as the years go on, although I was surprised to see many visitors there yesterday.

As I took a family photo for one group of excited patrons, I inquired about if they had ever been to the chapel. They hadn't, and were from a city about three hours north. I told them about how I was from the area and had come back to see if it was like I remembered, which they seemed happy to hear, calling it sweet, although I'm not sure why. It's a mystery to me at all why, outside of those visiting with a sick sense of twisted nostalgia like myself, anyone would be excited to visit a place like this.

I wasn't able to get many photos inside of the main chapel, so unfortunately I can't show the full sized Sistine Chapel mural on the ceiling, more than 30 feet in the air. I opted not to take the guided tour, so I chose to avoid the cluster of gawking onlookers huddled in that room.

I looked for my name in the old guest books, but I couldn't find it. It's shocking in a way to see so many of them, and even more so to see just how many people signed it on the day I visited. I expected it to be deserted. In all ways except literally, the place is abandoned.

I signed the book, 8/3/22.

[pulaskicountymissouriusa]

The City of Waynesville and numerous community partners dedicated the much anticipated mural by artist Ray Harvey (www.rayharveyart.com) today at 1:30pm at the new Waynesville Dollar General at 1413 US Rt66, Waynesville, MO 65583. The mural was painted on the new Dollar General facing Historic Route 66 and was part of a pre-development agreement between the owner and the City of Waynesville for the beautification and promotion of the City, its history, and enhancing the attractiveness of the newest retailer to join the Waynesville business community.

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Edwin Howland Blashfield and Evangeline Wilbour

Edwin Howland Blashfield and Evangeline Wilbour

The artist I am looking at today is the late nineteenth century American painter, muralist, art historian and travel writer, Edwin Howland Blashfield.  Blashfield was born on December 5th 1848 in Brooklyn.  He was the son of William H. Blashfield and Eliza Dodd.  His father was an engineer and wanted his son to follow in his footsteps.  On the other hand, his mother, Eliza, had been trained as a…

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Be-Bop Record Store and Good Omens

Downtown Q-town, Illinois has a mural in tribute to a beloved record store, Bob's Be-Bop Records. The store was open from 1972 to 1984. I remember going with my father and older siblings when they shopped there and bought really cool music on vinyl. Like other independent record stores in the early 1980s, Be-Bop Records closed after Musicland in the Q-town Mall opened. The new mural was painted in November 2020 by artist Ray Harvey.

Every time I drive by the mural, I think about Good Omens. Aziraphale would not have approved of Bob's Be-Bop Record Store in Q-town. He wouldn't have shopped here even if they had all his favorite classical music on obsolete 78 speed vinyl albums. Crowley, however, would have shopped there for his Queen and Velvet Underground albums.

Good Omens fans need to know this beautiful work of art exists!

For the history of Bob's Be-Bop Records in Quincy, Illinois, see the following sources.

“Bob’s Be-Bop Records – Quincy, Illinois.” YouTube, uploaded by 101.9 The Eagle, 24 Apr. 2018, https://youtu.be/FzZKCS6DtUM?si=GJgWlNf9BC-gVuYk

Dorsey, Jeffrey. “The Untold History of Quincy’s ‘Bob’s Be-Bop Records’.” Y101 Radio, 11 Nov. 2020, https://101theeagle.com/the-untold-history-of-quincys-bobs-be-bop-records/

Ray Harvey Art. “This Evening I’ve Completed the Bob’s Bebop Records Mural.” Facebook, 8 Nov. 2020, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2705170133072225

Zimmerman, Drew. “Missouri Artist Finishes Downtown Mural.” Herald-Whig, 9 Nov. 2020, https://www.whig.com/news/local/missouri-artist-finishes-downtown-mural/article_b38a3477-9635-5d15-a897-7571e3ab7aa8.html

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Cryptid of the Day: Butterfly People

Description: On May 22nd, 2011, people around Joplin, Missouri claimed to have seen Butterfly People after a deadly tornado devastated the town. Some claimed Butterfly people protected their kids during the storm, and a mural was erected of the supposed creatures.

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Frank Brangwyn :: Photographs / Nude and Figure Studies / Volume Two. Thirty-five reproductions with an introduction by the celebrated Australian film director, Bruce Beresford. | src Paul Cava on IG

Frank Brangwyn :: Study for the Missouri State Capital murals, 1914. Silver gelatin print with pencil grid. | src Paul Cava Fine Art

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The best thing since sliced bread

I wonder what superlative people uttered before July 7, 1928, the day the bread slicer was invented in Chillicothe, Missouri.

This weekend I find myself in Chillicothe. My dad and I are here for a wedding. My sisters and brother, their significant others, and even some of the kids are here too.

Last night we had a bit of a family reunion dinner which I enjoyed. This branch of my family shares my enthusiasm for Australian Shepherds. My aunt even brought her young pup to dinner. One cousin and another cousin’s daughter (the one getting married) have more Aussies.

This morning I visited the Chillicothe Banking Co. The scent of freshly baked (and sliced!) bread is long gone. The building is now a museum and visitors center. It’s called the Sliced Bread Innovation Center. There’s also an Escape Room attached to the building. But why would anyone want to leave?

A big old bread slicer (I don’t think the original) is on display. Another visitor I saw mentioned the enormous loaf of slice bread on the roof. I’m glad she did, as I had overlooked it. I rushed out for a picture.

Afterwards I walked around the downtown square area. I got my picture in front of the big “Home of Sliced Bread” mural. The Donut Palace is misleadingly named. Oh they have donuts, but in a one story red brick building. Then I met some of our group at Shooter’s Taproom and Kitchen for a snack and cocktail.

Now it’s time to get dressed for the wedding. The dress code pleases me greatly: jeans. The venue is a farm that’s been converted into an event center. I saw it last night and it’s neat.

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Inside the Missouri State Capitol Building May 16, 2023 Jefferson City, Missouri

[chief-pain-in-the-ass]

First mural with the homies & a mentor.

Oct. 2021, AZ.

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Behold my favorite legend

The Butterfly People of Joplin Missouri (but I drew them to look more cryptic and like an actual human-butterfly hybrid)

Below is a piece of an article about the Joplin Butterfly People. The article is titled 'The Butterfly People of Joplin' by an unknown author published on Paranormal Catalogue.

"Not long after the tornado had dissipated the people of Joplin began sharing stories of the strange things they had seen during the disaster.

Most of the stories came from small children who told eerily similar stories of seeing beautiful humanoid creatures rescuing people and protecting people from the storm. Some reported seeing the creatures take people up into the sky to “heaven”. Others saw the creatures covering people with their wings to shield them.

The stories came from people all over the city from different ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Mason Lillard suffered life threatening injuries during the tornado as the truck she was in was thrown 300ft by the tornado. She was pinned inside the vehicle with an inch wide metal rod that came through the roof of the tuck, penetrated through her shoulder and exited out the side of her body piercing deep into the truck seat.

As the storm was approaching Mason recalled seeing the butterfly creatures walking about in the streets. After the tornado had passed and she was pinned inside the truck she recalls feeling a touch on her shoulder and assumed it was her cousin. When she turned around to look she saw two angels in white robes, one with dark hair and one with blonde.

In another account of the butterfly people a mother and her daughter fled their vehicle to try find shelter from the tornado. They jumped into a culvert and braced themselves. The mother recalls seeing their car flying towards them as the tornado approached and closed her eyes expecting to be killed.

A few moments later she opened her eyes to see that the tornado had passed and her and her daughter were miraculously unharmed. The daughter than says “Weren’t they pretty?”. The mother was confused and asked “Who are you talking about?” The daughter replied “The Butterfly People. They saved us!”

Another popular story tells us of a grandfather and two young boys who were stuck outside during the tornado. The group huddled together on the ground and the winds were so strong that the soles of the man’s shoes were ripped off. They boys reported seeing butterfly people hovering above them, protecting them from the winds.

A Mural in Joplin painted after the disaster titled “The Butterfly Effect”.

Since the events of the 2011 Tornado a mural of the butterfly people has been painted in downtown Joplin. Butterfly artworks have popped up all over Joplin and the butterfly has become a symbol of hope and recovery after the tornado."

If you want to read more, here is the article:

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Pictured: a cool new mural in Springfield MO, banner for the Ozark Pridefest that was still up, a sign and some gas can jack-o-lanterns at an antique mall in Missouri, Joe's KC BBQ (which was just OK, not as good as St. Louis Q) and now we are at a brewery in Lawrence 🍻