"So, this is a lithograph from 1950, but quite honestly it could have been one of the lithographs he would've produced during the 1930s," says Behrens as he talks about the consistency of Benton's style. "It has that same feel, that same commitment to elevating the lives and the struggles of the poor people and the working people."
Photographing the Bull is part of the Sioux City Art Center's permanent collection and can be seen now in the Permanent Collection on Viewexhibition.
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