Description:
This mural celebrates the life and literature of our native son, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner John Steinbeck. It has been created from images of his childhood such as the family home in Salinas, riding his pony (The Red Pony) in the California Rodeo Parade and his participation on the Salinas High School track team. As a young man making the commitment to be a writer, Steinbeck's days living and working in the Salinas Valley are reflected in his major works, The Grapes of Wrath, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, East Of Eden, and Travels With Charley In Search Of America. Steinbeck's novels speak of honest and simple truths, timeless and alive for all that read his works. This mural attempts to capture just a few of those wonderful and vibrate images that flow from the pages of his writing.

Muralist Staff:
Blago Stojanovski, Yanni Vasilakis, & Gerard Martin

Youth Apprentices:
Miguel Becerra, Desiree Garcia, Juan Gomez, Saul Gonzalez, Randy Lovato, Alma Madrigal, Enrique Manzo, Epifania Martinez, Ricardo Martinez-Luza, Viridiana Torres, Salvador Valenzuela, & Stacy Young

Youth Counselor:
Gina Figuerres

Site Coordinator:
Elsa Estrada

Mural Designer:
Art Siordia

Location:
The Californian (newspaper)
123 W. Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93912

Click here to see the progression of the mural and the unveiling.

Read these articles about this mural:
Mural celebrates author's life and art - August 20, 2002
Big mural to debut today - August 19, 2002
Steinbeck set to soar - July 30, 2002