The George Washington Mural features the life and legacy of Washington in and around Virginia.
The GWmural is 10 feet tall and 1,200 feet in length and was completed by two Virginia artists; Patrick Kirwin and Christopher Erney. This is the longest realistic-styled mural in the Untied States. It consists of thirteen scenes from Washington's life, as well as a 2000 sq ft Trompe L'oeil section of giant-scaled vintage items featuring Washington's portrait. This Trompe L'oeil sections is called "The Legacy of Washington."

Each of the thirteen scenes depicted represents a National Park site within a day's drive of Alexandria, Virginia. The hope is that the mural will provide education and enjoyment for those passing by and will encourage viewers to make the trip to explore an actual historical sites. The GWMural required extensive planning and coordination between the artists, the sponsors, the City of Alexandria and the George Washington National Memorial Parkway division of the U.S. Park Service. There is so MUCH more information about the mural available at the official GWMural website: www.GWMural.com

(Below) A detail showing "Great Falls." This is ONE of the THIRTEEN scenes of the GWMural. This portion shown below is 10 Ft tall and 85 Ft Wide. Christopher Erney is the tiny figure at the far right of the mural.

(Below) A detail of "Great Falls," the portion shown is approximately 10 Ft High x 14 Ft Wide.

(Below) A small detail of "Yorktown," approximately 10 Ft High x 15 Ft Wide. On a bluff, George Washington extends his telescope to inspect the fleet sailing into Yorktown. The uniform, telescope,
spurs, pistol holder, saddle, hat and boots were painted from research provided by Mount Vernon.



Want to see more? There are many more photos available online at the official GWmural website: www.GWmural.com.