Missoula's tallest mural went up in 22 days
Ernest Doty and AJ Tiam finished a mural of more than 6,000 square feet on the Clark Fork Riverside building, now the tallest in Missoula.
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Missoula's tallest mural is finished, NBC Montana reported. It covers more than 6,000 square feet on the west wall of the Clark Fork Riverside building, near the corner of Orange and Front streets. Ernest Doty and AJ Tiam put the last paint on over the weekend. From the first day to the last, the work took 22 days.
The two artists flew out on Sunday. Doty said he was grateful the city let visitors paint something people might enjoy for years, and that the welcome had been real. Tiam said they made a point of climbing down from the boom lifts to talk with people, and he asked the city to keep that habit going.
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Missoula, Montana, has a new mural, and it is the tallest in the city. It covers more than 6,000 square feet on the west wall of the Clark Fork Riverside building, near Orange and Front streets. Artists Ernest Doty and AJ Tiam painted it in 22 days. They are not from Missoula. Before they left, Doty thanked the city for letting them make something people can look at for years. Tiam said they climbed down from the lifts to talk with people, and he hoped that friendliness would keep going.
- What would you paint on a wall that the whole city can see?
- Why would artists stop painting to talk with people walking by?
- How is a mural different from a painting that hangs in one room?
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