Combining traditional European and Afro-
Caribbean patterns, Brooklyn-based artist
Molly Dilworth builds her projects from
the ground up, literally and
metaphorically. The work is a horizontal
mural that integrates the history of
Salinas favorite summer-fun activity -
swimming. Built in the 1920s, the large
pool, now a shallow pond, is painted with
two derivative patterns - Pennsylvania
Dutch barn decorations and English-Irish
quilt patterns. The inset design
demarcates the size of the Carver Pool
-40 by 60- which opened in 1948 as a
blacks-only pool during Salinas
segregation days. This work is visible to
satellite engines such as Google Earth,
marking a visual history of Salina from an
aerial perspective.
A project of the Smoky Hill River Festival
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Title: Oakdale/Carver Pool
Artist: Molly Dillworth
Media: Painted Mural
Completion Date: 2012
Address: Oakdale Park, 730 Oakdale Drive
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