Homewood, Illinois: Largest Collection of Richard Haas Murals
Homewood displays 15 outdoor 3-D murals painted by Richard Haas, including one dedicated to the Dixie Highway, which passes right by it. Most are within a few blocks of each other.
- Address:
- 18155 Dixie Hwy, Homewood, IL
- Directions:
- The Dixie Highway mural is downtown, on the east side of the Dixie Hwy, a quarter-mile north of 183rd St. The mural is on the north-facing side of the building.
- Phone:
- 708-798-3000
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Homewood now boasts the largest collection of Richard Haas murals anywhere in the world. Haas, a world-renowned painter specializing in large, 3D illusion murals, was first invited to Homewood in the early 1980s.
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Haas' Dixie Highway mural deserves special mention, as it's actually on the old Dixie Highway, a famous route before Route 66 was born.