Come and see it up close and personal…
On Saturday Beacon artist and muralist (and my friend) Rick Price hung the mural that he’s been working on for months and which he created for the Howland Public Library in Beacon. Rick was kind enough to write an article for the Dispatch about why he wanted to create the mural and how he raised funds and got the City and Library Board approvals for the project.
Rick’s mural work can currently be seen at locations such as the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco and the Redlands Country Club. Rick is also a gifted fine artist. You can view a small sampling of his work at his web site.
The raising of the mural ended up being a community project. The frame was created by a local carpenter and the hangers, which needed to be quite substantial, were designed and created by an artisan from Tallix in Beacon. Everyone in attendance then helped to lift the mural into place.
The photos below, while beautiful, hardly do the mural justice. If you have time (and can make it to Beacon) you’ll find the mural permanently located on the front, outside wall of the Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508.
Thank you all for you appreciation of the Mural, your financial and moral support, and for your continued support for public art. I look forward to providing, and helping others to provide, Beacon and the surrounding communities with other such inspiring projects. Please contact me through my website or call me at 845-702-4723.
i love the mural!
im looking for a website to email Rick Price i was wondering if you could help me?
To see more photos of the library mural installation on June 9th, go to http://www.flickr.com and type in “howland”. Anyone who took digital photos of the mural is welcome to send them to me at the library’s e-mail address: howlandlibrary@hotmail.com. Selected photos will be credited.
HPL also has a PPT slideshow running in a window near the mural.
But the best way to view Rick’s mural is to come to the library and see it for yourself. Although watching people, especially kids, discover the mural is part of the pleasure.
Fanny Keaton
HPL Director
That mural is beautiful!!!!!!!!! Let me know if you want to do a link exchange with my green technology/historic restoration site. I’d be proud to show off your page. You can check it out at:
http://howardhallfarm.com/
Let me know what you think.