Utah State Capitol Rotunda's WPA Murals - Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted by: Lord Mot
N 40° 46.641 W 111° 53.290
12T E 425052 N 4514420
360 degree murals around the Capitol Rotunda
Waymark Code: WMBGCJ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2011
Views: 13
When the capitol was originally opened during 1916 the cyclorama was blank, and was not painted until the 1930s, as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.
The cyclorama includes eight scenes from Utah's history, including the driving of the Golden Spike and the naming of Ensign Peak; the characters in the scenes of the cyclorama were designed be Lee Greene and contain over 100 figures, many of which are more than ten feet high.
Project type: Mural/Painting
Date built or created: 1936
Location: Utah State Capitol Building
City: Salt Lake City
Condition: Pristine condition
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