The Murals of Maxo Vanka

Explore the Symbols. Decode their Story. Nestled in the hills of Millvale, Covering the century old walls of St. Nicholas church, are a series of timeless works by Croatian immigrant Maxo Vanka. Painted in 1937 and 1941, in the midst of the Great Depression and WWII, the murals offer a lens, like none other, into the industrial and cultural history of Millvale, Pittsburgh, and America as a whole.

https://vankamurals.org/