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Mural on the second floor

Artist Robert Jessup touching up the mural in the Youth Services Department. The Youth Services Department on the second floor is designed to introduce very young children to the joys of stories, the magic of poetry, and the creative process involving words. Artist Robert Jessup used acrylic paint to create this colorful, textural 80-foot mural, which invites children of all ages to touch and explore.
The mural incorporates the double-sided aquarium, which may be viewed from both the story/crafts room and the main area. Mural and fish tank in the Youth Services Department.
Installing the mural in the Youth Services Department The characters depicted are inspired by storybooks and fairytales from around the world, each transformed by the artist's unique interpretation
Jessup says, "We humans are storytellers. We tell our stories by word of mouth, or with the written word, but we also tell our stories through the pictures we make." Artist Robert Jessup posing with the mural he created for the Des Plaines Public Library Youth Services Department.

Building artwork index | Abraham Lincoln Sculpture | Atrium Sky Word Sculpture
Fourth Floor Mural | Mixed Media Sculpture - Second Floor | Poet Tree Corner
Second Floor Childrens' Mural | Storytime Mural | Third Floor Computer-Generated Mural

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