Spring 2020
A moving tribute
Washington State University engineering alumnus Jonathon Waldrip helped move a giant mural in Olympia. » More ...
Mural
Fall 2014
Gallery: Ferdinand’s Murals
Murals from the old Troy Hall Ferdinand’s ice cream shoppe now grace the walls of the Food Science Building at WSU Pullman.
Mural in K-House
Coming soon: the mural in K-House, also called the Interfaith House.
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Summer 2014
The scoop on Ferdinand’s murals
Visible clouds of breath hang about as we all look upon what remains of the original murals of the Ferdinand’s ice cream shop once located in the now deserted Troy Hall.
The first home of the dairy department, Troy is in the middle of campus and in poor condition. Roped off for safety, this 1920s brick structure has been on the University’s capital planning list for renovation for a few years now. It is currently in the design stage of what is expected to be a $40 million renovation so that it can be a suitable home for environmental sciences and chemistry.
As rotting … » More …
Fall 2012
Video: The making of Pat Siler’s Pullman mural
A video of Pat Siler and his downtown Pullman mural.
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Mural, mural, on the wall
Pine Street Plaza Mural, 2009-2012
Artwork by Patrick Siler
Pullman, Washington
Artist and WSU fine arts faculty member for 32 years, Patrick Siler’s outdoor wall mural “Pine Street Plaza Mural” holds a prominent position in downtown Pullman. He completes the third and final panel this summer.
The WSU Museum of Art presented an exhibition this summer—Curator’s Choice: Patrick Siler Mural—showcasing the sketches and finished drawings that were a part of the project.
Read about the artist and project in “Patrick Siler ’61—On the wall.” Or watch a video about Siler.
Fall 2012
Patrick Siler ’61—On the wall
Patrick Siler points to a crack in the wall he’s about to paint. He points to another, and another. He has to fill those. And there’s that slanted place in the concrete he has to deal with. He can’t push his lift onto the sloped surface. Maybe he’ll build a wooden platform to roll the lift onto. And the tree in front of the wall, well, he’ll figure that out when he gets to it.
“I still have quite a bit of preparatory work on this wall,” Siler says, sitting in the Thomas Hammer café where the mural is located. “I’ve done a lot of … » More …