Mosaic

Friday
This afternoon we went downtown to see the Omnimax movie, 'Grand Canyon Adventure, River at Risk' at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. The picture is of part of one of the mosaic murals in the rotunda of the Union Terminal building. They were designed by German-born artist Winold Reiss. The murals are made of mosaic tiles and painted stucco and have three distinctive styles and levels.This mural depicts the development of the country. The background traces the history of transportation from the dog travois of Native Americana to the ocean-going steamship. The middle ground shows the changing landscape from the plains to the eastern metropolis. The foreground represents the people who lived in and settled the country from the Native Americans to steel workers in the modern city.