Flowers Hall Mural - San Marcos, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 53.338 W 097° 56.448
14R E 602273 N 3306953
A 40-foot Relief Art Mural on the West end of Flowers Hall (Liberal Arts and English Building) of the Texas State University.
29.888936, -97.940750
Waymark Code: WMWJ1V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2017
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University Website
Mural depicts the intellectual pursuits of humanity and is the work of the late artist, muralist, sculptor and Renaissance man James Buchanan “Buck” Winn. The mural, installed in 1959, is made of 138 engraved concrete blocks and Blenko glass.
Smithsonian Website
The mural is composed of individual concrete blocks, 20 high and seven wide. The blocks are inset randomly with geometric shapes of glass. The outermost blocks are inset with random terra cotta tiles in hues of red, orange and yellow. The center panel of the mural depicts half-length figures engaged in various school-related activities. At the top is a figure wearing a welder's mask. Below and to the right is a man working in a science lab. Directly below the welder is a woman holding a painter's palette. Below the painter is an actor on stage, holding a mask. To the right of the actor are three men holding open books, their heads raised as if listening to a lecture. Below and to the left of the three men is a man seen from behind, playing a violin. Next to him, on the right, is a man playing the keyboard of a piano. In the bottom left corner of the mural is a man studying. Various lines and curves connect the scenes and add a geometric quality to the mural.