Mosaic being refurbished at the Nebraska State Capitol by Reinhold Marxhausen. The mosaic itself was part of a set of six commissioned by the Capitol Murals Commission in 1964. Marxhausen, the only Nebraska artist selected, was chosen to construct “The Spirit of Nebraska.” In 1965, the Legislature appropriated additional funds to complete the murals and asked Marxhausen to do “The Building of the Capitol.” He used Venetian and Byzantine glass to make the mosaics, as well as found objects like pieces of wood and bricks.
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Anyone have pics of these mosaics…??
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