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(KAIR) -- On Wednesday, July 18, artist John Cerney will unveil the project he has been researching, constructing and perfecting for the last six months: a highway mural depicting Amelia Earhart, her navigator Fred Noonan and the famed Lockheed Electra aircraft that will sit just south of Atchison on U.S. Hwy 73.
The public is invited to attend a grand opening to unveil the work of art at 4, the afternoon of July 18.
The event has been dubbed “Amelia Comes Home.”
Parking will be available at Urban Lawncare, 5537 U.S. Hwy 73.
The mural is 38 feet wide and about 11 feet tall. Because it would be impossible to transport at its full size, Cerney breaks the piece into 4-foot by 8-foot plywood sheets.
He will transport the pieces to Atchison himself, and then spend about three days constructing the support structure for the mural from locally purchased lumber.
You can see more of Cerney's work at http://www.johncerney.com.
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