Motoring Monday: Wall Mural Concordia

The Whole Wall Mural at the corner of 6^th and U.S. 81 in Concordia is the longest sculpted brick mural in the United States and is the largest piece of public art in Kansas.

Work began on the 140-foot long project in February 2007 and the last brick was carved in April 2008. The 15-foot high mural was then installed in 2009. Each brick before firing weighed about 26 pounds with more than 90,000 pounds of clay used.

The 6,400-brick mural tells the story of Cloud County through architecture, geography, commerce and art. Catharine Magel, a St. Louis artist, designed the Mural with Mara Smith, Seattle, as lead artist. Just a few of the things featured on the mural include coal miners and brick layers at work, a 1928 biplane, a wooded windmill, grain elevators, a John Deere tractor, a school house, a church, a train, an iron truss bridge, trees, sunflowers and even a museum mouse and lady bug.

Find out more about the mural here.