Public Art Photo Gallery
“Falling In Love With Hiawatha”
Circa 2024
Fiberglass Maple Leaf
Acrylic Paint
“Falling In Love With Hiawatha” the first of the fiberglass maple leaves for Hiawatha, Kansas! One side of the leaf depicts the iconic Hiawatha Town Clock, more recently named the Frances Sewell Plamann History Center, with fall leaves in the background celebrating the Beautiful City of Maples.
Reverse side showcases the Clock Tower during the oldest continuous Halloween Parade and Frolic in the United States. Showcasing our local high school marching band and our Halloween bat decorative lights you could almost hear the sounds of the parade cascading down Oregon Street. The base of the leaf is gives the viewer a glimpse of autumn in Hiawatha with the fall color palette of leaves on side
693 square feet of a corrugated metal wall. 9.5 gallons of oil based paint.
“Fall In Love With Hiawatha Mural”
Completed in October of 2023 The mural depicts cascading fall leaves with the state of Kansas in the middle. With a heart on Hiawatha. The brightly colored leaf in the middle hosts the words “Fall in Love with Hiawatha” and the tip points directly to the town.
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