I’ve been excited since First Lady Jane Beshear announced that the murals were coming to the Capitol. Part of the Capitol’s original design, plans were set aside after artist Frank Millet (a friend of then-Gov. August E. Willson) died on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. One hundred years later, the Capitol finally has its murals! This is the second of four posts about the murals.
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| “Industry” Mural in the Capitol, Frankfort, Ky. |
This mural represents Industry with the paddlewheel boat steaming down the Kentucky River. Mercury, Roman god of commerce, stands behind Vulcan (Roman god of the forge) and a laborer who is moving a bourbon barrel.