dieser beitrag wurde verfasst in: englisch (eng/en)
verfasserin/verfasser: Clare A. P. Willsdon
titel: Mural Painting in Britain 1840–1940: Image and Meaning
+: Oxford, 2000
«The [mural] work […] was felt in its time to be a kind of art extraordinaire, making painters into heroes, viewers into visionaries, and buildings into architecture. Mural painting lent authority, imbued respect, revealed religion, and fostered faith. Thoughts, dreams, and ideals might be given vivid presence in hall or home alike, and artistic genius unleashed. Present could be joined with future, time with place, and man with fellow man. In public buildings, churches, or schools, murals might offer a focus for ritual and remembrance, or provide propaganda and instruction.» (p. 3)