The Indiana Roots of a Muralist The landscape of Edinburgh, Indiana, provides the first setting for the life of Grant Wright Christian. Born on July 17, 1911, he grew up on a nearby farm, a setting that would later contrast with the formal rigor of his academic training. His path toward the canvas was shaped by bloodline; his uncles, Franklin Booth and Hanson Booth, were artists who provided an early, unspoken influence on his trajecto…