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Zimmerman Library Mural
Zimmerman Library Mural
Zimmerman Library Mural

Zimmerman Library Mural

Dateca. 1980
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 3/16 × 9 3/8 in. (10.6 × 23.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Howard A. Barton
Object numberPA1983.023.002
DescriptionThis image depicts one of the murals at the Zimmerman Library in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This particular mural depicts various figures from throughout history doing different activities. From right to left these activities include climbing a telephone pole, taping at a telegraph, looking in a microscope, making a speech, a doctor checking a patient, a dentist working on a patient, and several ancient Egyptian physicians working on a prone individual. A large telescope and a large powerline pole can be seen in the direct center of the mural. On the right side of the frame, a round and darkened doorway is visible.
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