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From prehistoric cave drawings to Michelangelo’s biblical ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝƐƟŶĞ ŚĂƉĞů ŵĂŶ ŚĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ƵƐĞĚ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ dŚŽƐĞ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŵƵƌĂůƐ ^ƚ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞƐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƐƚ ĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚ ďLJ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ dŚĞ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ &ůĂŐůĞƌ ŽůůĞŐĞ ;ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ WŽŶĐĞ ĚĞ >ĞŽŶ ,ŽƚĞůͿ ĐŽŶǀĞLJ ŽƵƌ ƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ ƐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌŵĂŝĚƐ KŶ ǀŝůĞƐ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ă ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ƟůĞ ŵŽƐĂŝĐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƋƵŝƐƚĂĚŽƌƐ ŇĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞƐƚƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽƵƌ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƉĂŝŶ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǀŝǀŝĚ ŽĨ Ăůů ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůŽƌĨƵů ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŚĞĚƌĂů ĂƐŝůŝĐĂ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ WĞĚƌŽ DĞŶĞŶĚĞnjƐ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ dŝŵƵĐƵĂŶ /ŶĚŝĂŶƐ LJ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ĐůŽƐĞůLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŵƵƌĂůƐ LJŽƵůů ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞͲͲƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ dŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƵƐ Ăůů ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ǁŽƌĚƐ MURALS OF ST. AUGUSTINE: Pictures Tell the Story ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ ĚƌĞǁ 'ĞƌŵĂŶ ŵƵƌĂů ĂƌƟƐƚ ,ƵŐŽ KŚůŵƐ ƚŽ ^ƚ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ůĂŐůĞƌ ŽůůĞŐĞ ƌƚ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ &Žƌ ƚŚĞ ϰϬϬƚŚ ŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ^ƚ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŚĞĚƌĂů ĂƐŝůŝĐĂ ƚŽ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŝƚƐ ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ ƌŽŽƚƐ dŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ŵƵƌĂůƐ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƐĂŝŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŐůĂƐƐ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ĞŵďĞůůŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂůƚĂƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĞĚ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞ ƟůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚͲŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ďĞĂŵĞĚ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐ ĚĞƚĂŝů ǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ KŚůŵƐ ĐƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ HUGO OHLMS A Legacy in Picture Stories “Pedro Menendez de Aviles First Mass” created by the artist Hugo Olhms in 1965 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine www.staaa.org | 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084 | 904 - 824 - 2310 Hugo Ohlms at work on the altar of the Cathedral Basilica

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From   prehistoric   cave   drawings   to   Michelangelo’s   biblical  

MURALS OF ST. AUGUSTINE:Pictures Tell the Story

HUGO OHLMSA Legacy in Picture Stories

“Pedro Menendez de Aviles First Mass” created by the artist Hugo Olhms in 1965

at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine

www.staaa.org | 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084 | 904 - 824 - 2310

Hugo Ohlms at work on the altar of the Cathedral Basilica

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Flagler College Dining Hall Ceilingdepicting the voyage of the Spanish Conquistadors

74 King St.

Pedro Menendez de Aviles Mural (detail)presented from our sister city Aviles , Spain in 2002

located outside on Aviles St. near King St

Overlapping is a tecnique often used by artists, including Olhms, to create depth within their paintings or drawings. By putting one object in front of another, an artist can make some things look closer and other things far away.

Use what you know about overlapping to create depth!

Tell your own story in picture form, showing your favorite

people and places.

CREATE!

Throughout downtown St. Augustine, you will find paintings documenting the Spanish founding of this historical city.

Take a walk to discover these beautiful murals.

EXPLORE!

Notice how Olhms used overlapping, to create distance and drama within this mural.

“The 1513 Landing of Ponce de Leon,” a 7’ x 14’ mural painted by Hugo Olhms was contructed with almost 12 puzzle - like pieces so that it could be transported more easily.

LEARN!