"A Window to the Past: A Reflection of Ludlow"

• 319 Ludlow Ave.  Cincinnati, OH 45220, Keller's IGA in Clifton
• A project of the 2007 ArtWorks Summer Program
• Mural dedicated September 2007

Walking past the Keller’s IGA on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton, a new window might catch your eye.  Painted to both reflect the “street” and allow a glimpse into the grocery store, this mural shows a world that cannot be seen everyday. The image is of a reflected 1930s street, complete with streetcars and storefronts that used to line the street. One can see a meat market within the store, fashioned to look historic as well.

“I didn’t know it took so much work to create a mural!” exclaims Apprentice Chloe Williamson. This trompe l’oeil  style mural was probably the most complex mural painted this summer, the challenge: painting reflections, the illusion of glass and doing it all in reverse.  All of that hard work definitely paid off with the wonderful Clifton mural.


Project Manager:
Kelley Hensing

Teaching Artist:
Elizabeth Albert

Apprentice Artists:
Emilie Clark, SCPA
Evan Hand, Oak Hills
Olivia Suffern, Walnut Hills
Chloe Williamson, Walnut Hills

Before	The proposed design
The mural was painted on a special material called Parachute Cloth.	Apprentices project the design on to the canvas in the dark.

Thanks to Keller’s IGA