In Our Own Backyard

In Our Own Backyard

  • Creator: Amy Cheng
  • Date: 2016
  • Location: Valley Regional Transit Main Street Station, 1st Floor
  • Types: mosaics (visual works), murals (any medium)
  • Materials: ceramic (material), glass (material), grout
  • Collection: Site-Based Works

In Our Own Backyard features examples of twenty wildflowers native to the State of Idaho. The mural borrows its curvilinear shapes from Art Nouveau, a turn of the century movement inspired by ancient Egyptian Art. Across the street from the Terminal is a historical Egyptian Theater.

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