Grain Silo Mural
Iowa's Largest Mural, The Fort Dodge Grain Silo mural stands 110-feet tall and spans the entire circumference of the silos. International artist Guido Van Helten created the mural over 3 months (October thru December of 2018), following the structure's curves and providing a circular viewpoint for visitors. The seven figures are modeled from real residents of Fort Dodge and represent the community's diverse migrant make-up, including a farmer, a teacher, a student, a miner, and an African-American community leader. Tying these portraits together are pieces of Fort Dodge-made pottery showcased at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. Van Helten used hand-mixed hues of earthy browns to evoke the area's early stoneware industry while blending with the unused grain silo's original surface.
