Kansas City
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From September 1940 until June 1941 he was an "artist in residence" at the University of Kansas City, in Kansas City, Missouri. The theme he chose for his five murals in the Language Arts Building was that of "Don Quixote in the Modern World." The students, faculty, and staff served as models, and in the ancient manner several students also served as apprentices. |
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| Quintanilla and a student assistant | Painting on the wet plaster |
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| Tracing an outline. | The university's master engineer, Carl E. Kurtz, served both as plasterer and the model for Sancho Panza. |
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Grant Wood (on the left) and Thomas Hart Benton visit the campus to examine the evolving murals. From the Kansas City Star, January 6, 1941. |
Studies for the Don Quixote Murals
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