COLUMBIA — Campus workers renovating the fourth floor of Jesse Hall discovered a wall mural behind pegboard panels above a chalkboard in the KBIA/91.3 FM offices Wednesday morning. The mural was initially rumored to be the work of famed Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton but is now believed to be have been painted by James Hatfield, a former MU Art Department treasurer.
Mural discovered during Jesse Hall renovations
Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 6:23 p.m. CDT
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