September 30, 2012
Mural Project
The 15th Avenue ‘Gateway’ Mural Project: Uniting Students and Long-time Residents
The 15th Avenue ‘Gateway’ Mural Project: Uniting Students and Long-time Residents
When an artist creates a piece of art, they produce something visually connected to the viewer and to themselves. If a group of people design and create a piece of art together, they make a life-long connection with one another, which is shown in what they produce. The 15th Avenue ‘Gateway’ Mural project was the…
WAM Collection Feature: World’s Fair Mural
One of my favorite things about working at the front desk of WAM over the summer was seeing first time visitors’ jaws drop and then form into a smile when greeted by Roy Lichtenstein’s enormous “World’s Fair Mural.” Impossible to miss, this giant mural is proudly displayed above the front desk of the building….
Roy Lichtenstein: World’s Fair Mural, 1964
Roy Lichtenstein World’s Fair Mural, 1964 Oil on plywood, 240 x 192 inches 1968.7 ABOUT THE ART The woman leaning out of the window in this painting looks as if she’s been taken from a frame of a giant comic strip. The solid blocks of primary colors, the bold black outline, and the small…