Eight Tropical Fish - West Springfield, MA
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A mural featuring 8 tropical fish is located on the north side of Merrick Station, which houses the community police station, Community Development Office and the Park and Recreation Center at 389 Main Street in West Springfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM15XTB
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2022
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West Springfield artist John Matlock specializes in marine theme murals. He has several such murals in West Springfield. The one at Merrick Station is about 60' long and 7' high. It features eight stylized fresh water tropical fish within an L-shape magenta frame against a black background. The first two fish on the left are cichlids. The remaining six fish are bettas which come in a variety of colors and are characterized by their large showy fins.
The two cichlids are predominately blue and yellow respectively. The bettas are, from left to right, predominately red, red with blue fins, blue with yellow fins, green with blue fins, purple, blue and red.
City: West Springfield
Location Name: Merrick Station
Artist: John Matlocl
Date: June 2021
Media: paint on brick
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