{"id":19815,"date":"2021-10-25T22:47:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=19815"},"modified":"2021-10-25T22:47:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:47:39","slug":"famed-airport-mural-officially-displayed-in-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arizona\/famed-airport-mural-officially-displayed-in-new-home\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Famed Airport Mural Officially Displayed in New Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A beloved mural by Paul Coze that greeted travelers at\nPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport for decades is once again ready to be\nvisited and seen at the airport\u2019s Rental Car Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Phoenix,\u201d a triptych 75 feet wide and 16 feet high, is\nbelieved to be the first piece of public art commissioned by the city that was\nchosen through a public process. City leaders invited artists in 1960 to submit\nconcepts that were put on display at the Phoenix Public Library, and citizens\nvoted for their favorite design. Coze\u2019s design was selected, and his mural\ndebuted when Terminal 2 opened in 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/5X3A4946edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5X3A4946edit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5X3A4946edit-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The mural resided in Terminal 2 and remained in its central\nlocation over the main hall after the terminal closed and was decommissioned in\nearly 2020. The mural had already been designated for relocation, which took\nplace from March to fall 2021, when it was installed at the Rental Car Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe history represented in this mural\u2014from the imagery of\nHohokam symbols, modern tribes and Latino heritage to mining and technology\ndepictions\u2014speaks to each one of us,\u201d Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said. \u201cWe are\nall represented in this work of art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mural represents Phoenix\u2019s past, present and future.\nBesides paint media, 52 different materials, including glass and ceramic mosaic\ntiles, soil and sand from around the state, plastics, aluminum and gemstones,\nare used in the mural construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two members of the Phoenix City Council agreed that \u201cThe\nPhoenix\u201d is a fitting showcase for travelers of the city\u2019s rich diversity and\nheritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPaul Coze\u2019s mural highlights the rich diversity of our\ncity,\u201d said Councilwoman Betty Guardado, District 5. \u201cAt its new location,\nvisitors will not only see the history of the city, but also a reflection of\nthe resiliency of the men and women that make Phoenix what it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPaul Coze\u2019s mural has depicted Phoenix\u2019s rich and diverse\nhistory and landscape to travelers and residents for nearly 60 years,\u201d said\nCouncilwoman Yassamin Ansari, District 7. \u201cI am thrilled that visitors to our\ngreat city will continue to experience this important piece of art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Phoenix\u201d can be viewed on the southwest corner of the\ncentral escalator lobby in the Rental Car Center. It will be even easier to\naccess by mid-2022, when the PHX Sky Train\u00ae extension to the Rental Car Center\nopens to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beloved mural by Paul Coze that greeted travelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport for decades is once again ready to be visited and seen at the airport\u2019s Rental Car Center. \u201cThe Phoenix,\u201d a triptych 75 feet wide and 16 feet high, is believed to be the first piece of public art commissioned by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arizona"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5X3A5025-edit2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19815"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19819,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19815\/revisions\/19819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}