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Where to Look for Birds by Tom Shelton
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of Page Conservation, Inc.
Where to Look for Birds
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of Page Conservation, Inc.

Where to Look for Birds

Artist
Year1980
Classification painting
Medium acrylic
Dimensions16 x 36 ft. (487.7 x 1097.2 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Shelton's mural employs symbols and images to create a map of where one can locate different species of birds across the United States. The acrylic painting can be appreciated both as a visual whole and for the individual rectangles of its grid-like formation, where each bird receives its own amount of pictorial space.  Arrows along the frame correspond with certain bird images and explain whether the bird is a resident or migrator during particular seasons.