A mural located on the landing between the first and second floors celebrates the Commedia dell‘Arte, a form of improvisational comedy that flourished in 16th and 17th century Italy. The mural offers a view of Piazza San Marco in Venice with the Commedia dell‘Arte performing on the stage. It was created, executed, and donated to Mead Public Library by Mollie Morning Star.
In 2010, Morning Star was commissioned by the Mead Public Library Board to create an extension of the mural.
Morning Star, the muralist, relocated here from North Carolina in 2002. She learned to paint as a child, working with her stepmother Sharon McGinley-Nally, an accomplished illustrator/artist. She attended the Barnestone Academy of Art in Pennsylvania and also trained with a European Master Craftsman. Her work is featured in exclusive homes and businesses across America and the Bahamas. In 1999 she worked at Universal Studios Park in Florida recreating 15 ancient Greek murals for the attraction, “Poseidon's Fury.”
The Commedia dell‘Arte theme was chosen by Morning Star as a celebration of the arts: painting, music, literature and theater. “It’s a wonderful theme for the Mead Library. While it is classical in design and style, it has an air of whimsy that makes it appealing to all ages.”
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