The Pontiac Daily Leader has quite a story about the International Walldog Mural & Sign Art Museum, which opened last May in downtown Pontiac, Ill.
In summary:
- More than 2,000 people, including those from 38 countries, have visited the museum since it opened.
- The museum is launching “1,000 Miles of Murals — Pontiac to Tucumcari,” a mural experience tour along the Mother Road. It documents murals found between the two Route 66 towns. An online version can be found here.
- A Chinese artist is displaying artwork under a UV black light.
- The museum possesses about 130 original sketches from the Beverly Sign Co. in the Chicago area.
- The museum has amassed a collection of sign-painting trade magazines.
- It is organizing the painting of a mural in Pontiac in tribute to late Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire on May 7-8.