Amir Locke RIP graffiti at Loyola University, Chicago
Graffiti on a campus building at Loyola University, Chicago reading "RIP Amir Locke" and "Amir Locke Was Murdered"
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Photographer: Anton J-V
UAM-GF_3128
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Antwon Rose Jr. No Justice No Peace
A yellow poster board has an image of a young Black boy, Antwon Rose Jr., who was fatally shot by a police officer June 19, 2018. Written on the poster in block letters is "Antwon Rose Jr. No Justice No Peace."
Article about the photographer's work:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/02/1041543414/she-guarded-the-black-lives-matter-memorial-now-shes-working-to-protect-its-art
Interview with the photographer: https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A282592
Article about Antwon: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/us/antwon-rose-shooting.html
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Photographer: Nadine Seiler
UAM-GF_3142
1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062
ARRAY's LEAP Presents “248 Black Lives Taken”
DC-based artist Reggie Black was commissioned to hand draw custom lettering used across five statements that resonate with LEAP's mission as we reflected on year one of projects created by artist grantees. Reggie’s project further reflected on LEAP’s call for accountability in an artist video statement using hand drawn type that demands justice for the 248 Black lives taken in 2020 due to police violence.
Reggie Black
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Photographer: Eric Fisher
Artist: Reggie Black
UAM-GF_3571
Corner of Sunset and La Brea, Los Angeles, California
ARRAY's LEAP Presents “Blue Is The Color We See Before We Die”
Returning to the scene of Yvette Smith’s murder at the hands of Officer Daniel Willis, Delita Martin incorporates patterns, colors, and objects of symbolism into a sweeping mixed-media mural to peel back the mask of Ms. Smith’s murderer. Delita's layering of technique and material signifies a liminal space – the space between the waking life and the spirit life. By fusing this visual language with oral storytelling, she offers space for the narratives of women of color to live on. In this piece, Delita’s layering includes: shadow figures of Ms. Smith’s neighbors as background reference, a cone flower as a symbol of strength and healing, Ms. Smith’s body is drawn realistically however her face bears similarity to an African mask. A red poppy flower, which is often associated with remembrance, appears in the area where Ms. Smith was shot. Willis, appearing ominously, unmasks his face which is partially covered by the Blue Lives Flag, and Martin calls for him to be held accountable by positioning him facing the viewer. The finished mural, sized 98 inches wide x 72 inches high, combines collaging, drawing, painting, printmaking, and sewing techniques.
Delita Martin
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Photographer: Jerrell Curry
Artist: Delita Martin
UAM-GF_3572
180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Big Floyd
Mural, including portrait of George Floyd, remembering victims of police violence
@artofsafetyfirst
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Photographer: Anthony Bak Buccitelli
Creator: @artofsafetyfirst
UAM-GF_2953
1301 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Black Girls Deserve Better
Plywood over two windows, painted a light pink. The left panel has the words "BLACK GIRLS DESERVE BETTER" in black bold lettering. Interspersed with the lettering are red flowers and green leaves. At the bottom, the artist's handle "GAIA.XYZ" is in pink letters outlined in black on the left, on the bottom right is the date "June 5 2020" in small fine print.
The right panel has names of Black females murdered by the police in bold pink lettering. From top to bottom "TANISHA ANDERSON REKIA BOYD KORRYN GAINES AIYANA JONES BREONNA TAYLOR & TOO MANY MORE" Underneath the names is a hashtag in black lettering "#SAYHERNAME". At the bottom, the artist's handle " by GAIA.XYZ" is in pink letters on the left, on the bottom right is the date "June 5 2020" in small fine print.
Gaia Weise
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Creator: Gaia Weise (@gaiaw.xyz)
UAM-GF_2177
14th St & Broadway, Oakland, CA, USA
Black Lives Matter
A mural plastered on the side of a building on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. depicting figures holding BLM signs. The figures are shown in silhouette, and their bodies are adorned with the names of other Black individuals who were killed by the police and/or in acts of racial violence. These names include Emmett Till, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Treyvon Martin, and Eric Garner.
Levi Robinson & P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute
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Levi Robinson & P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute
UAM-GF_1621
Black Lives Matter Plaza, Washington, D.C.
Black Lives Matter Gray Board Mural
On plywood painted gray, the words "Black Lives Matter" sit on a banner painted in the center of the mural. The three people carrying the banner are just pairs of legs, their torsos and heads obscured by the banner. The names of victims of police brutality are written on signs being carried by different legs, similar to how the banner is carried. On one end of the mural the Toni Morrison quote, "In times of dread artists must never choose to be silent," is written on a notebook page. On the other end of the mural the James Baldwin quote, "It is certain, in any case that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have", takes up two notebook pages.
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Photographer: Robin Tzannes
UAM-GF_1960
New York, New York, USA
Black Lives Matter Plywood Mural
A multi-panel plywood mural in teal and blue and wheatpasted with portraits of those murdered by police. George Floyd, Sandra Bland, David McAtee, Charleena Lyles, Manuel Ellis, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery are included. The mural also includes a photograph of the last time the neighborhood had boarded windows. This occurred in June 1942 during the forced removal and incarceration of all west coast Japanese Americans by the US government.
Erin Shigaki and Scott Méxcal with community members
Note from Erin Shigaki on May 30, 2022: "Much of this mural is still up (all portraits - which we have repaired 3-4 times to date), as the Chinatown International District neighborhood is one of the most econmically fragile in Seattle and many shop owners continue to experience an uptick in break-ins and vandalism. This uptick began at the onset of the COVID19 pandemic when anti-Asian xenophobic rhetoric was spread by Trump and in a historically repeating pattern, eagerly digested by many. When our neighborhood was boarded up, we experienced a shocking reminder of how the very building and neighborhood had boarded up in 1942 after all Japanese Americans on the west coast (including my family) were mass incarcerated without due process of law."
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Artists: Erin Shigaki and Scott Méxcal
Photographer: Rachel Weiher; Erin Shigaki
@koboseattleshop, @itsumonoseattle
UAM-GF_2875
JACKSON BUILDING, Seattle, WA 98104
Black Lives Taken by Police
"Black Lives Taken By Police" written above dozens of names of Black people that have been killed by police. The names are accompanied by the designated city's police department and the year. The earliest listing is from 1920 and the most recent listing is 2020. The mural writes on the bottom: "Know there are too many names to fit here" and "Beginning as slave patrols in the south and immigrant control in the north, police forces were not designed for public safety".
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Photographer: Emily Magyar
UAM-GF_2246
W Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin, USA