Robert Dafford

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Floodwall mural commemorating Portsmouth, Ohio area earthworks

Robert Dafford (born May 14, 1951) is an American muralist.

[edit] Life and work

Robert Dafford is a native and current resident of Lafayette, Louisiana. Dafford has painted over 300 murals across the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, and England. He has been painting murals and fine art paintings for 35 years. In the past fifteen years, Dafford has concentrated on working along a 1,000 mile stretch of the Ohio River, painting over two hundred large historical images of cities on their floodwalls, using trompe l'oiel, advanced perspective, and realist technique. Many riverboat tours make stops along the Ohio River specifically to see his murals. Dafford is best known for his murals in Paducah, Kentucky; Portsmouth, Ohio; Covington, Kentucky; and his giant 'Clarinet' in New Orleans. The 60+ consecutive Portsmouth murals stretch over 2,000 feet (610 m) and cover 44,000 sq. ft. Dafford's murals are created with the purpose of boosting downtown development in small communities.