The Mural

Located on the underside (walls and ceiling) of the Harrison Avenue bridge between Queen City and Westwood avenues, the mural can be viewed by visitors on the path going to or from the pond.

 

The mural was painted by Cincinnati artist Rus Barbour as part of an MSD partnership with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s Summer Youth Employee Program and Groundwork Ohio River Valley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the Artist

Rus Barbour was born and raised in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. He was drawing graffiti from a young age under the instruction of his father who is also an artist. Rus' grandfather owned a nightclub on the east side where the infamous Scribble Jam Hip Hop Festival took place.

 

As a teenager, Rus attended The School for Creative and Performing Arts and began to experiment with making art using spray cans. He spent most of his teenage years working for Groundwork Ohio River Valley along the Mill Creek Greenway trail in Northside. Groundwork Ohio River Valley, a local environmental non-profit, was formerly known as the Mill Creek Restoration Project and Groundwork Cincinnati.