LAX Mosaic Murals: A Continent Described in Colors

I’ll never get tired of walking through these LAX mosaic tunnels! One of my favorite sites at LAX! ✈️

The LAX mosaic murals (1961) were designed by Janet Bennett, under the supervision of Charles Kratka, and implemented by tile artist Alfonso Pardiñas.

As designer Janet Bennett explained (on Louise Sandhaus’ Tumblr site), her idea was to have the LAX mosaic tunnels convey the “experience of flying from ocean to ocean.” An excerpt of Bennett’s words:

“A continent that could be described in colors; blue of the Pacific to the blue green of mountains and the green of forests, to golden wheat fields and tawny deserts giving way to green again and ending with the blue of the Atlantic. Sound familiar? Well it might if you have travelled the mosaic tiled tunnels of the Los Angeles Airport.”