The Original Dream
BEYOND THE WALL
A closer look.
Details to notice. Connections to explore.
Portraits across silos
Large human faces span the curved grain-silo surfaces, with smaller figures between them.
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View listing image Visual detail from the listing image.The artist behind it
The directory credits Armando Minjarez for The Original Dream.
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Kansas Murals directory record Based on the directory’s recorded details.Its Kansas setting
This mural is recorded at 519 E 20th St N, Wichita, KS 67214.
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Kansas Murals directory record Based on the directory’s recorded details.Another local connection
Stag Beetle Mural is another mural listed in Wichita. Explore it for a different view of the city’s public art.
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Explore Stag Beetle Mural Based on the directory’s recorded details.
Description
The Original Dream, painted by GLeo, is located at 519 E 20th St N in Wichita, Kansas. Large human faces span the curved grain-silo surfaces, with smaller figures between them. This striking Wichita artwork transforms industrial silos into a canvas for portraiture.
This beautiful mural on the north Wichita grain elevator is not only the largest mural in the world painted by a single artist, but also holds the Guinness World Record. The mural is part of the Horizontes Project, an artist-driven effort in Wichita aimed at connecting two underrepresented neighborhoods – the predominantly Latino NorthEnd and historically African American Northeast, both of which are separated by large grain elevators along the industrial corridor. The mural features people of color looking toward the horizon, conveying a sense of hopefulness and vibrancy. The people depicted in the Grain Elevator mural either live in the NorthEnd or used to live in the NorthEnd and make up the foundation of the neighborhood. The artist GLeo, a female muralist from Colombia, painted the mural, which can be found near 21st & Broadway streets.