After a 45 year career in construction, Bob Patterson has become an extremely prolific artist including this mural called “Anchorage History” in downtown. Across its 120 foot width, Patterson has illustrated key years, events and the evolution of transportation from the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778 until 1997 when the mural was painted. Patterson talent earned him the title of “Artist of the Year” by Northwest Magazine in 1997.
