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Gold, Snakes, and Mother Insurance: Preservation of the 180 Wellington Building Mosaic – A lecture by Kelly Caldwell
Gold, Snakes, and Mother Insurance: Preservation of the 180 Wellington Building Mosaic – A lecture by Kelly Caldwell
Built in 1927 as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 180 Wellington Building’s most stunning feature is the dramatic mosaic on the vaulted ceiling inside the main entrance. Created by American muralist Barry Faulkner in 1927, the mosaic depicts “The Great Metropolitan Mother” protecting the insurer’s policy-holders. Acquired by the federal government in […]