George Floyd on I Like You store
A large portrait of George Floyd with a banner reading "George Floyd," located on plywood covering windows of the I Like You store.
@48chromosomes
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Photograph by Sally Pemberton
UAM-GF_1710
504 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Hands Up Don’t Shoot
This photo captures an unfinished wall mural in progress located in the International District of Seattle. It depicts a silhouette of a Black person with arms raised and “Hands up, Don’t Shoot” painted in the body.
Aileen Granstrom
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June 3, 2020
UAM-GF_1518
International District, Seattle, Washington, USA
Colorful mural with social justice themes, images and quotations, including a phoenix image and garden images.
Two panel mural depicting a phoenix image rising from flames, quotations, gardens, as well as brown hands holding vegetables.
Creatives After Curfew, Leslie Barlow
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UAM-GF_0579
Change Must Come
Three panels on plywood covering windows facing a major avenue. The first panel reads "CHANGE MUST COME." The second panel is a powerful portrait of George Floyd against a solid purple background. The third panel reads "SAY HIS NAME."
Face Me Por Favor (@facemeporfavor)
See also <a href="https://georgefloydstreetart.omeka.net/items/show/1218">UAM-GF_1218</a>
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Creator: @facemeporfavor on Instagram
Photographer: Heather Shirey
MN
UAM-GF_0003
University Ave and Vandalia St, St. Paul, MN, USA
We Can't Breathe
An image of a young Black woman with large gold hoop earrings and a green afro. Text reads "We Can't Breathe."
Jelly
From the artist's Instagram: Jellyjartist
WE CAN'T BREATHE. My mural dedicated to the horrific ongoing injustices 🖤
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Painted alongside @m3a3g3i3c @orbitldn @owe1_art @_squarms @samtkerridge @drt"
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@jellyjartist on Instagram
UAM-GF_0049
Drury Lane
Say My Name
Rendered in black and white, a portrait of George Floyd with "BLM" repeated in the background. Larger text reads "SAY MY NAME."
Jordan Roots (@jrootsart)
Stella's Fish Cafe
The artist made an Instagram post addressing the work on June 3, 2020. They posted the following with an image of a George Floyd Tribute that had previously been on the panels:
jrootsart
"Before and after.
I appreciate all the compliments that I've received and all the praise for sharing my artistic voice. I'd really appreciate if you didn't forget the message behind why I painted this. You may think it is beautiful but I should have never painted this. George Floyd was senselessly murdered. This mural will eventually give way to the windows that hide behind, framing a bustling dining room full of people eating and drinking. George Floyd will never sit at one of those tables. The injustice and racism that he and countless black Americans endure each day is what I'd appreciate you to never forget. Raise your voice. Be the change."
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@jrootsart
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0034
1400 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA
George Floyd Victims of Police Brutality
George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
Manuel “Mannie” Elijah Ellis (August 28, 1986 - March 3, 2020) was a 33-year-old Black American man from Tacoma, Washington who was killed by hypoxia through physical restraint by Tacoma Police Officers on March 3, 2020.
This is a large and complex mural that expresses solidarity between Black and Indigenous people in the face of racism and police violence. Set against a vibrant yellow background with an abstract landscape and geometric patterns, George Floyd's portrait appears with large text reading "George Floyd." The portrait of Floyd is given extra vibrancy by adding a twinkle to his eyes.
Additional references are made to others killed in acts of racially-motivated police brutality, such as John T. Williams, Jeanetta Riley, Sarah Lee Circle Bear, Daniel Covarrabius, Jackie Salyers. Manuel Ellis, Stonechild Chiefstick and Mantry Norris.
Below the George Floyd section is the word "Genocide." The left side of the mural references John T. Williams (Native American woodcarver murdered by the Seattle police in 2010) and includes large text reading "Human Rights" and a reference to BLM, along with a beautiful seascape. The right side of the composition includes potent symbols of Native identity, including petroglyphs, and fish. Sitting Bull, also killed in an act of violence that took many Native lives, is also depicted here.
Robert "Running Fisher" Upham (lead artist); Sacred Point of View
A note from the artist: "The way in which George Floyd was murdered stirred up some deep feelings, and I felt strongly that I needed to do something in response--my nephew, niece and other members of my family have died in needless and violent ways. This is, unfortunately, a common story in Indian country as well as in the Black community. These murals were my way of grieving. Many people contributed to the George Floyd mural. At last count, I figure at least 40 people did small and large contributions--from adding names of their relatives to bringing stencils." <br /><br />The work was removed and relocated on June 23, 2020. <br /><br />Additional information: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-lives-matter-murals?fbclid=IwA">Atlas Obscura</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF5_BCsv1wg">Video featuring the artist</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article243433186.html">News article about the work</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.sacredpointofview.com/gallery/">Sacred Point of View Gallery</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/features/native_american_police_killings_native_lives_matter.html%20">Reference article: Native Lives Matter</a><br /><br />This photograph, showing Robert "Running Fisher" Upham with his grandchildren, was submitted by the artist and is used here with permission from the family.
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Robert "Running Fisher" Upham and Sacred Point of View
UAM-GF_0845
209 5th Ave. E. Olympia, WA, USA
Blues for George
A stenciled portrait of George Floyd's face, rendered in shades of blue.
Seitu Jones
Los Ocampo Restaurant
The artist made downloads of the stencil available for others to use. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yiyXy7Ax9b7X64YXaXBzAdIsKObSW_j4?fbclid=IwAR1jUfq_mu5lxQGa-By9N12g7DEscrhTJYoahorSYzQ8LfqP5c0gqw-yIe8
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Seitu Jones (https://seitujonesstudio.com/)
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0009
615 University Ave W, St Paul, MN, USA
Black Lives Matter
This mural of George Floyd in Barcelona is done using the colors of the rainbow. The artist used the hashtag #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd and also wrote the words "Black Lives Matter." The artist edited his original mural.
Tim Marsh
A revision from the original, UAM-GF_1979.
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Creator: Tim Marsh
UAM-GF_1980
Barcelona, Spain
FTP and various anti-police graffiti
FTP, Fuck 12, and various other anti-police graffiti painted in different colors, likely by different hands.
Produced in the context of intense conflict between protestors and police on May 28.
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Minnesota
UAM-GF_0110
500 Snelling Avenue