Union Terminal Mosaics August 20, 2011

German-born artist Winold Reiss was commissioned in 1932 to design murals for the Cincinnati's railroad station, called Union Terminal. The 12-foot foreground figures illustrate the workings of people in the developing country. The middle ground shows forms of transportation from covered wagons to steamships, airplanes and--of course--railroads. The abstract background shows the landscape from fields to bustling cities. Each mural is 105-feet long and more than 20-feet high.