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Metro Oasis mural at Phoenix City Hall depicts Phoenix history
Summary
A mural titled Metro Oasis by artist Joe Coplin, completed in 1993 and installed on the first floor of Phoenix City Hall, depicts the city’s history and was created with input from historians, tribal representatives and city officials.
A city staff member said a mural titled Metro Oasis by artist Joe Coplin, completed in 1993, is on display on the first floor of Phoenix City Hall behind the information desk at the south exit.
The mural, located in the 20-story center of the City of Phoenix’s government offices, was painted on a linen, lead-primed canvas with oil paint. According to the staff member, the work was developed with research support from the Arizona Historical Society and Arizona State University and included consultation with local tribal representatives, city staff, the mayor and the city council on the figures and imagery.
The staff member described Metro Oasis as a representation of Phoenix’s history from its origins through the 20th century. The transcript narration identified the specific placement of the piece as “the First Floor of the South exit doors behind the information desk.”
The mural’s materials — oil on linen on a lead-primed canvas — and its completion year, 1993, were noted in the presentation. No votes, policy actions or funding decisions were discussed in the transcript segment provided.
Visitors to Phoenix City Hall can view Metro Oasis on the building’s first floor at the south information desk entrance.
