I. Provenance:

From the artist to Caroline Pratt and by descent through two more generations of her family and then to present owners in 1990. (See Above Two Authentication Items.)

Il.   Affidavits of Mr. and Mrs. Needham:

Each tells of Benton’s acknowledgement of his authorship of the painting as each separately describes in sworn testimony their 1971 visit to meet the Bentons in their Kansas City home.

III. Affidavit by Benton’s personal choice as his restorer:

Mr. Sidney Larson verifies and describes his own 1971 encounter with the Bentons and with the painting. (See Documents Section.)

IV. Rita Benton’s Appointment Calendar:

Verifies correspondence with Mrs. Needham’s father, Mr. Holzwarth, in March ‘72—further verifying 1971 events.

V. Forensic Evidence:

It is of academic interest that a clear fingerprint in original paint appears at upper left in the sky of the painting. A forensic expert supervised by a State Park Service manager found four clear matches among fifty prints he photographed in Benton’s Kansas City studio.