Renowned

local artist Patsy Gullett was honored at the

Fayette County Public Library recently for her

painting of a mural on the library wall.

"Historic

Fayetteville" is painted on the outside wall

of the Georgia room and faces the library proper.

It depicts a number of scenes around

Fayetteville, from the Depot, the Gazebo, the

Courthouse, part of the first library in

Fayetteville.

Also

depicted are a column on the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife

House, the Heritage Fountain and various

gingerbread spindles found on porches around

town. The spindles were popular during the

Victorian era.

Assistant

library director Beverly Snow welcomed

dignitaries, and County Commission Chairman

Harold Bost remarked on changes in the

information available during his lifetime.

"Sixty-four

years of my life," he said, "have seen

a dramatic change in the way I learn. We had no

electricity or water, no televisions, very few

paved roads and, while all of this has changed,

there are still many changes taking place.

"While

a library system goes back 5,000 years, we can

come into this library and read about ancient

history, our nation's heritage, space travel and,

most importantly we can learn about our own

county's heritage," Bost added. "This

mural is appropriate to this heritage and ably

depicts the history of Fayette County."

Artist

Gullett added, "It encompasses all we stand

for and believe in."

Gullet

will make a line drawing of the mural with a

listing of the location of each scene. Students

then can come into the library, pick one up and

walk around downtown Fayetteville locating each

one.

Artist

Vivian Milliken assisted on the project.

Gullett

also has been commissioned to paint a mural in

the children's room at the library.

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