Eleven years earlier , he had sworn to never paint another mural , but changed his mind when the city council contacted him .
Benton was chosen because he began his career in the city as a newspaper cartoonist in 1906 .
Eleven years earlier , Benton had sworn to never paint another mural , but changed Benton 's mind when the city council contacted him .
Benton was chosen because he began his career in the city as a newspaper cartoonist in 1906 .