Eight and a half years have gone by since our first entry on The Tucson Murals Project — July 12, 2006. Randy Garsee, the longtime Tucson TV news anchor who founded this blog, wanted to spread the news about Tucson's murals. Now, you'll find one thousand entries here — and more than 1,000 murals, since some entries show more than one mural. There are plenty more to come!
In post #1000, we'll take a look at spectacular murals by one of Tucson's most prolific muralists, Jos Villabrille. He painted three-dimensional Sonoran Desert scenes — most of them two-sided — at the ends of Park Place mall concourses. Let's start with the southeast entrance, near unit 270:
Looking up from underneath shows how three-dimensional these murals are. See the prickly pear blossoms and the hummingbird's wing?
Next, the west end: first, entering Macy's and next, leaving it:
On to the south center, entering the food court:
And, last, the east end: entering Sears and leaving it:
I took the photo tour on February 5th. Next time, we'll start our second thousand entries!
In post #1000, we'll take a look at spectacular murals by one of Tucson's most prolific muralists, Jos Villabrille. He painted three-dimensional Sonoran Desert scenes — most of them two-sided — at the ends of Park Place mall concourses. Let's start with the southeast entrance, near unit 270:
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Jerry, "beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder." The murals in these photos are absolutely beautiful to anybody's eye. Very nice choices for your 1,000 posting.
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