photomural

American  

[foh-tuh-myoor-uhl] / ˈfoʊ təˌmjʊər əl /

noun

1. a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.

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photomural British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈmjʊərəl /

noun

1. a decoration covering all or part of a wall consisting of a single enlarged photograph or a montage

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Other Word Forms

• photomuralist
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of photomural

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + mural

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

photomural

In old age Stojka would treat her tattoo almost as an insignia; a photomural at the Reina Sofía shows her smiling for a portrait, cigarette between her fingers, her decades-old number proudly visible.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020

In conjunction with LACMA’s portrait show, Barron used an adjoining gallery to exhibit Hockney’s wall-sized, seven-panel photomural from December, “In the Studio,” which consists of 3,000 photographs stitched together digitally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2018

Giant microphones, vacuum tubes, capstans, switches, rheostats and broadcast towers erupted around you in a circular photomural 67 feet in diameter.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2014

Hidden from the bustle behind a slatted wooden wall, its interior is dominated by a calming photomural of a Georgia pine forest.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2011

To design, enlarge and print their photomural, the FSA photographic unit took three months.

From Time Magazine Archive

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