The project is supported by an Erie Canalway IMPACT! Grant and other community donations. Kirby Steward also painted the “Welcome to Brockport” on the Main Street railroad bridge and created a scene of canal construction that is featured on the Department of Public Works Building.

It was fun to try a completely different style.” Based on the song On the Erie Canal, this beautiful illustrated childrens book that tells the story of the historic Erie Canal in Upstate New York which goes. “This is the first time I’ve recreated another artist’s work,” Kirby Seward said. There are 22 panels that are each 4 by 8 feet. The mural is 44 1/2 feet long and 15 1/2 feet high. The book’s story highlights the lyrics of the well-known canal song, “Low Bridge, Everybody Down” and includes many watercolor paintings. The Erie Canal Gobble, Growl, Grunt Noah's Ark Tin Lizzie From Read. The Erie Canal:. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kirby Steward provided more detail in her mural than the previous one, which included work from more than one artist. PEOPLE Author Peter Spier Illustrator Peter Spier Publisher Doubleday & Co. Buy The Erie Canal 3rd by Peter Spier (ISBN: 9781615398782) from Amazons Book Store. That book was originally published by Doubleday and remains in print by Herons Bend Productions. Kirby Steward painted the mural from an illustration of a children’s book, The Erie Canal, by Peter Spier.

Stacey Kirby Steward, an Albion native, painted the mural, which replaces one from 2010 which had deteriorated on the book store at 45 Main St. By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 July 2021 at 8:51 amīROCKPORT – The Brockport DPW works on installing a mural on the Lift Bridge Book Shop earlier this week.

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