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20-MAY-2013 Lejun

"Four Natural Biomes" Mosaic Mural by Michael Sweere

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Permanent display in the T. Denny Sanford Pediatrics Center
Mayo Building
This work of art is created entirely from recycled paper packaging.
The mosaic mural depicts the four major natural biomes (environments of Minnesota
and the plant and animal life that live within each biome.
They are: Forest, Prairie, Lakes, and Wetlands.
100 living creatures are depicted including several hidden surprises.
The work measures six feet in height by sixteen feed in width.
The mural took one year to create.
Children are challenged to locate all of the 100 living creatures in the mural

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