Unveiled on Saturday, June 16, 2018, the 10' h x 50’ w mural, located on the 2nd floor of the Gary Public Library and Cultural Center, depicts the following images. For more information on this and other Gary history, please visit our Indiana Room, 2nd floor. Pictured above: Joseph Stiglitz, July 2018
Artist: Felix Maldonado
- Native Americans
- African Americans
- Eastern and Southern Europeans
- Latinos
- Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher
- Joseph Stiglitz
- Joe Mays
- Lee Calhoun
- Glenn Robinson
- Orpha Maud Peters
- Jackson 5
- Roma Ivey
- Frank Borman
- Dharathula "Dolly" Millender
- Marcello Gerometta
- Judge Elbert H. Gary
- Froebel School
- Steel Mills/Workers
- The Lakefront
- Water Tower
- Jefferson Park
- Roosevelt School
About Felix Maldonado
A native of East Chicago, Indiana, Felix is a self-taught artist with more than 25 years experience in painting, drawing and graffiti art. In 1995, he received his BFA in Advertising with a minor in Graphic Design from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He has worked at several ad agencies in Chicago directing and producing commercials for companies like Culligan Water, Peoples Energy, Roto-Rooter, Head Tennis and ATA Airlines. Maldonado is currently known for his murals of the the Jackson 5, in both Gary's Miller section and on Broadway.