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DESCRIPTION: 22-foot high by 79-foot wide mural consisting of wall-mounted acrylic painted aluminum panels
This large mural is mounted 20 feet above ground at Union Station's west subway portal. The mural's trompe l'œil border appears to be a window ledge containing the faint impressions of various symbols.
The Los Angeles MTA commissioned its companion piece, the fountain/aquarium installation "River of History" (1996) by May Sun and Richard Wyatt, located at the east lobby.
Artists' Statement: “In the wake of a series of natural and human disasters in the City of Los Angeles, here at the site of our City’s historic core, City of Dreams/River of History hopefully will contribute to a sense of reaffirmation in a City that becomes aware of its past, of the accomplishments of its present, and of the possibilities of its future— its dreams.” - Richard Wyatt, MetroArt
This large mural is mounted 20 feet above ground at Union Station's west subway portal. The mural's trompe l'œil border appears to be a window ledge containing the faint impressions of various symbols.
The Los Angeles MTA commissioned its companion piece, the fountain/aquarium installation "River of History" (1996) by May Sun and Richard Wyatt, located at the east lobby.
Artists' Statement: “In the wake of a series of natural and human disasters in the City of Los Angeles, here at the site of our City’s historic core, City of Dreams/River of History hopefully will contribute to a sense of reaffirmation in a City that becomes aware of its past, of the accomplishments of its present, and of the possibilities of its future— its dreams.” - Richard Wyatt, MetroArt
LOCATION: interior, above Union Station west subway portal, 800 N. Alameda Street, Pueblo, Los Angeles, California, USA
DETAIL: portraits
DETAIL: border images
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