Mezzanine level above fare machines and Macy's entrance.

Scenes of Washington, 2000-2024

G. Byron Peck
Acrylic polymer paint on fireproof syntax, lightweight aluminum frame
62'7" l x 12'10" h x 3" t

Scenes of Washington, by Washington, D.C. artist G. Byron Peck, was located at Metro Center station. The painted mural depicts scenes of built and natural environments in the Nation's Capital. The mural, originally installed in 1989, was expanded in 2001 to fit the surrounding vaulted wall. The expansion allowed the artist to add more images of the Capital City.

G. Byron Peck has created over 80 murals and mosaics throughout the United States and abroad. Mural commissions have included the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the American Embassy in Santiago, Chile. Peck is the Founder/Artistic Director for all City Arts murals, mosaics, sculptures, and other community art projects. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received a BFA in painting and printmaking.

This project was made possible in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities as part of MetroArt II, the second phase of the pre-cursor to the Art in Transit program.