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Spirit of OTR

The Spirit of OTR walking tour is around a mile long and includes 12 murals in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood including: Mr.Tarbell Tips His Hat, The Golden Muse, Cincinnati’s Strongman: Henry Holtgrewe, New Lines, Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt and many more. Learn the stories behind each mural and how they connect to Cincinnati’s oldest and most historic neighborhood. The Spirit of OTR tour is approximately 90 minutes long. The tour meets at ArtWorks office, 20 E. Central Parkway.

Tours for the 2018 year are over. Please check back in for 2019 tour information. Tours will begin again in the Spring of 2019.

A full list of the featured murals:

  1. Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt
  2. Ice Cream Daydream
  3. Ralph Steadman
  4. OTR on the Rise
  5. New Lines
  6. Mr. Dynamite
  7. Over-the-Rhine: Into its Renaissance
  8. The Golden Muse
  9. The Vision of Samuel Hannaford
  10. Faces of Homelessness
  11. Cincinnati Strong Man: Henry Holtgrewe
  12. Energy and Grace

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 Soul of Downtown

Self Portrait, Elizabeth Nourse
Elizabeth Nourse was a Cincinnati native from Mt. Healthy, and a graduate of the McMicken School of Design, now known as the Art Academy of Cincinnati. After completing her education, Nourse was offered a teaching position at the art school, but did not accept because she had bigger plans for her future as an artist. She moved to Paris with her sister to establish her career as a professional painter. Her self-portrait was painted in 1892 and shows the artist looking directly at the viewer. This type of gesture was more commonly used to depict male subjects at the time because it evokes strength and dominance, two characteristics rarely attributed to women. Through this mural we celebrate the life and accomplished career of Elizabeth Nourse, a masterful figure in the history of art.

The Soul of Downtown walking tour is just over a mile long and covers 10 murals in downtown Cincinnati, including: Homecoming (Bluebirds), Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Armstrong and many more. The tour is approximately 90 minutes long and will start and end at the ArtWorks building at 20 E. Central Parkway.

Tours for the 2018 year are over. Please check back in for 2019 tour information. Tours will begin again in the Spring of 2019..

A full list of the featured murals:

  1. What’s Happening Downtown
  2. Fresh Harvest
  3. Homage to Cincinnatus Restoration
  4. The Face of the Arts
  5. Cincinnati Toy Heritage
  6. Cincinnati’s Table
  7. Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon
  8. Armstrong
  9. Self-Portrait, Elizabeth Nourse
  10. Homecoming (Blue Birds)

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