Lifetiles Murals
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7th & Broadway Marysville, KS 66508 Map This! |
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| 785-562-3101 |
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| www.marysvillekansaschamber.org/museums.html | |
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| Hours: Always Open | |
- Kid Friendly!
LifeTiles Murals have been called "movies on the wall". On the left, a Pony Express rider gallops across the prairie, his long duster lifting in the wind to reveal the mail pouches. Dan Koch of Seneca, Kansas, a Pony Express re-rider, was the costumed model for this mural.
On the right, a Model 119 steam locomotive from 1861 changes into a modern diesel locomotive, suggesting the technological process over the 140 years since Marysville became a railroad town.
Each mural consists of 90 speciality made ribbed glass tiles. A series of images have been fused into the tiles in such a way that when the viewer moves in front of the mural, the artwork appears to move. Massachussets artist, Rufus Seder, originated this technique and is the only person working on it. About 30 LifeTiles installations are in existence in the United States and around the world. LifeTiles murals are long lasting and maintenance free.
A third mural is being planned that will depict the ferry, which was the start of the town of Marysville, as well as other early-day scenes and of course, our famous black squirrels.