Mural Questionnaire

The following is a questionaire that artist, Susan Link is using to gather ideas for the Mural Project.  It'd be great if you could fill it out then email it to Susan at:

sculptresslink@yahoo.com

 

Mural Questionnaire

 

Please answer the following list of questions. Feel free to write additional commentary in the margins or on the back, with a citation to the question being addressed.  Provide a sketch of imagery you wish to be included, if you so desire, on the back or on a separate sheet of paper.

 

For depictions of the local history, what would you rather see? Cite examples below.

  1. Historical figures
  2. Relevant places and events in the area
  3. A combination of both

 

Examples:

 

 

 

For images that represent the Flying Squirrel, what would you rather see?

  1. Personified squirrels
  2. Silhouetted people
  3. A combination of both

 

 

 

 

 

In each of the following subjects, what representation would you prefer to see in the mural?  Fill in the letter that most applies and comment on your choice or provide an example.

  1. Symbols
  2. Figures
  3. Events
  4. None

                                                                               Letter  Comments

Diversity and equality .........................................  _____

Peace and nonviolence .......................................  _____

Cooperation and community ..............................  _____

Participation in government ...............................  _____

Open, unbiased, and uncensored media ............  _____

Sustainable, environmentally-conscious living ...  _____

Workplace democracy ........................................  _____

Knowledge sharing .............................................  _____

 

 

 

What role should text play in the mural?  Circle all that apply.

  1. None
  2. Identify people and places
  3. As poetry
  4. Other  ______________________________________

 

For the following three questions, circle all answers that apply, cite others that may have been omitted, and write any comments you may have.

 

What places of significance in the community do you wish to see on the mural? 

 

St. Mary’s Hospital (first hospital in Rochester)

Bull’s Head Tavern (first business and historic travelers post in the west)

St. Monica’s Church (historic architecture)

Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (first African American church in Rochester)

Lunsford Park, or Caledonia Square (circle in Corn Hill with historic architecture)

St. Joseph’s Church Gazebo (now in Lunsford Park)

William Reynold’s Seed Nursery (started the Flower city)

Corinthian Hall (lecture hall of the 1800s)

Clarissa Street as “Rochester’s Broadway” (entertainment district)

Greek revival architecture

Clarissa, or Ford, Street Bridge

Corning Hill Landing Bridge (Troupe-Howell) Bridge

Race Riots of 1964

Speech of Malcom X at Corn Hill Methodist Church in 1965

Others:  ____________________________

              ____________________________

Comments:

 

 


 

What people of significance in the community do you wish to see on the mural? 

 

Nathaniel Rochester

Benjamin Campbell (early flour miller and Troup Street resident)

William Reynolds(seed salesman and Athenaeum founder)

Susan B. Anthony

Frederick Douglass

Emma Goldman

Malcom X

Others:  ____________________________

              ____________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

Name (optional): __________________________________

Email Address (optional): ____________________________

 

Would you like to be added to a mailing list to receive updates on the progress of the mural and information about future meetings and work parties?