Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton: The Clarence R. Decker Collection

Circle Auction is proud to offer an outstanding collection of lithographs by artist Thomas Hart Benton, assembled by the late Dr. Clarence R. Decker, who served as the president of the University of Kansas City (now called the University of Missouri - Kansas City) from 1938-1953. During Decker's time in that position, he helped to grow the university many times over. He played an instrumental role in UKC's accreditation, and under his tenure, the university became the first institution of higher learning in the state to enroll Black students and the first in the region to accept Japanese-American students following...