Murals

1. Wood Speaks - by Stephanie Amster
	Located on the west wall of the Prairie Room, second floor of the Bone Student Center One of many unique works of art located throughout the Bone Student Center, Wood Speaks was designed and created by Illinois State Art ProfessorEmerita Stephanie Amster. She worked with several advanced design students on the piece that was completed in 1980. Commissioned by the Illinois State University Foundation specifically for Bone Student Center, Wood Speaks measures 20 feet in length, is nearly 11 feet in height, and has a depth of six inches. It consists of five distinct parts, all of which are created from the blending of man-made, machine-made, antique, and natural wood materials.

1. Wood Speaks - by Stephanie Amster

Located on the west wall of the Prairie Room, second floor of the Bone Student Center

One of many unique works of art located throughout the Bone Student Center, Wood Speaks was designed and created by Illinois State Art ProfessorEmerita Stephanie Amster. She worked with several advanced design students on the piece that was completed in 1980. Commissioned by the Illinois State University Foundation specifically for Bone Student Center, Wood Speaks measures 20 feet in length, is nearly 11 feet in height, and has a depth of six inches. It consists of five distinct parts, all of which are created from the blending of man-made, machine-made, antique, and natural wood materials.

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24. All of Us Under a Rainbow - by Marilyn Newby et al.
	Located on the exterior west wall of Bone Student Center Illinois State Art Professor Emerita Marilyn Newby designed and coordinated the installation of All of Us Under a Rainbow: A Very Special Arts Festival 1982-85. Newby’s mosaic mural consists of 21 large panels fitted together. It was created with approximately 2,500 individual ceramic pieces made between 1982 and 1985. Each piece was fashioned by one of the more than 1,200 participants of A Very Special Arts Festival, an art program offered on campus during the 1980s.

24. All of Us Under a Rainbow - by Marilyn Newby et al.

Located on the exterior west wall of Bone Student Center

Illinois State Art Professor Emerita Marilyn Newby designed and coordinated the installation of All of Us Under a Rainbow: A Very Special Arts Festival 1982-85. Newby’s mosaic mural consists of 21 large panels fitted together. It was created with approximately 2,500 individual ceramic pieces made between 1982 and 1985. Each piece was fashioned by one of the more than 1,200 participants of A Very Special Arts Festival, an art program offered on campus during the 1980s.

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