By CAROLYN CARY
Contributing Writer

Renowned local artist Patsy Gullett was honored at the Fayette County Public Library recently for her painting of a mural on the library wall.

“Historic Fayetteville” is painted on the outside wall of the Georgia room and faces the library proper. It depicts a number of scenes around Fayetteville, from the Depot, the Gazebo, the Courthouse, part of the first library in Fayetteville.

Also depicted are a column on the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House, the Heritage Fountain and various gingerbread spindles found on porches around town. The spindles were popular during the Victorian era.

Assistant library director Beverly Snow welcomed dignitaries, and County Commission Chairman Harold Bost remarked on changes in the information available during his lifetime.

“Sixty-four years of my life,” he said, “have seen a dramatic change in the way I learn. We had no electricity or water, no televisions, very few paved roads and, while all of this has changed, there are still many changes taking place.

“While a library system goes back 5,000 years, we can come into this library and read about ancient history, our nation's heritage, space travel and, most importantly we can learn about our own county's heritage,” Bost added. “This mural is appropriate to this heritage and ably depicts the history of Fayette County.”

Artist Gullett added, “It encompasses all we stand for and believe in.”

Gullet will make a line drawing of the mural with a listing of the location of each scene. Students then can come into the library, pick one up and walk around downtown Fayetteville locating each one.

Artist Vivian Milliken assisted on the project.

Gullett also has been commissioned to paint a mural in the children's room at the library.