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Review:
The world-renowned Community Bridge Mural is a trompe l’oeil mural created by Frederick artist William Cochran in 1993. Using the trompe l'oeil art style to create an image that fools the eye, Cochran transformed the simple Carroll Street Bridge into the illusion of a beautifully carved, ivy-covered stone bridge. The idea for the mural was conceived by Cochran as an alternative to using artificial stone cladding to adorn the bridge over Carroll Creek and took five years to complete, during which Cochran translated the symbols on the bridge into individually painted stone carvings. The mural boasts four significant features represented by circular medallions on either side of the bridge to represent commonalities found within a myriad of diverse ideas.
Carroll Creek Park, Frederick, MD 21701
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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