Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Artists
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. The Artists Marker
Chicago artist, Thomas Melvin, and his lead portrait artist, Cameron Pfiffner, directed the paintings of the Mississippi River Tales, Mural between April and November of 2004. Other members of the crew are listed under the paint brush.
Sponsor: Ken Story for Stacy Story
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 18.206′ N, 89° 31.077′ W. Marker was in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It was on Water Street. The marker stands along the Missouri Wall of Fame along the Mississippi River Front. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Cape Girardeau MO 63703, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Missouri. It was also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Artists Panel (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 2003 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1980 (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri Mule / The Wild West (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wild West (within shouting distance of this marker); Lights, Camera... Actors! (within shouting distance of this marker); Sports Dazzlers (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1964 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.
Other markers no longer nearby. 2003 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dwarfing the Titanic (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); 1980 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hollywood (was within shouting
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
2. The Artists Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Also see . . .
1. Thomas Melvin Painting Studio. The Thomas Melvin Painting Studio specializes in the design and execution of original murals and all manner of decorative painting. (Submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
2. Mississippi River Tales Mural. The Mississippi River Tales is a mural containing 24 panels covering nearly 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of the 15-foot (4.6 m)-high downtown floodwall in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (Submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2024, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
