“Turn to the river!” Mary Kramer cried, hoping to bolster our Terre Haute pride. But before her artsy ideas could prevail, the Wabash banks became the site for
Now through December 30, the Swope Art Museum features work by Gilbert Wilson. Terre Haute has never fully embraced this native son; however, in spite of grumbling about
According to a recent study (yes, yet another one) by Rose-Hulman graduate student Heather Finnell, downtown Terre Haute needs more lighting and signage. More lighting? Won’t that just
The More Things Stay the Same:In the Spectator issue of November 23, 1974, Sears was advertising a big old boxy 19” color television at the low, low price
Say what you want about former Terre Haute Mayor Ralph Tucker – looks like he kept the streets clean (and probably made sure the interurban ran on time).
Gilbert Wilson’s “Machinery” or “Liberation” mural can be seen as a visual ode to his muse, Dr. Fred Donaghy, superimposed on an anti-industrial theme, Neither aspect of the
When the Barfly on the Wall suggested Charlie’s as her next subject, I had certain expectations. I happen to know a couple of people who dissipated part of
Gilbert Wilson completed his first public mural at Woodrow Wilson in one month. He had covered 504 square feet with colored chalk and pastels rubbed into the rough
Most cities learned irreversible decisions to raze historic buildings during 1960's urban renewal didn't pay off, but Terre Haute still finds it expedient.
Obviously, the home of Terre Haute muralist Gilbert Brown Wilson, pictured here, has not been preserved as an important historical site. Nor has there been a movement to
