Texas Highways Magazine

For All To See

he first rule of viewing art is almost always “do not touch.” But the mural adorning the building housing Lighthouse for the Blind is purposely designed to be explored by hand. Located on South Adams, tells the story of the Fort Worth nonprofit founded by Willie Fay Lewis in 1935 to give jobs to the area’s visually impaired population. When experienced from left to right, the mural starts with an oversize Braille alphabet and a message in Braille reading: “This mural was made for you.”

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