After our Covid vaccines last Saturday, Ande and I walked the long way around the Duke Energy Convention Center to get back to our car. Along one exterior wall of the building were the nine industrial mosaic murals that had been moved from the airport (previously moved from Union Terminal). They were covered with glass and the sun cast a shadow on them but I still managed to snap a few photos.
I was so surprised when I looked this one up online. It's blue in real-life but they have it as purple. I wonder why? It represents Cincinnati Milling Machine Company Factory which has now been converted into a living and shopping complex conveniently located in our neighborhood.
Taken from its Wikipedia page, "Winold Reiss Industrial Murals," here's a short history. To see its purple version, scroll down the page:
The Winold Reiss industrial murals are a set of 16 tile mosaic murals displaying manufacturing in Cincinnati, Ohio. The works were created by Winold Reiss for Cincinnati Union Terminal from 1931 to 1932, and made up 11,908 of the 18,150 square feet of art in the terminal. The murals were first installed in the train concourse of the terminal, which was demolished in 1974. Prior to the demolition, almost all were moved to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, nine of which were placed in air terminals which were themselves demolished in 2015. The nine works were then relocated to the exterior of the Duke Energy Convention Center, where they stand today. Two murals depicting the Rookwood Pottery Company never left the terminal; they were moved to the Cincinnati Historical Society's special exhibits gallery in 1991.
