John Lewis // Good Trouble
A black-and-white portrait of the late Congressman and Civil Rights activist John Lewis as a young man, his face intense in thought, wearing a white short sleeve shirt and dark tie. The background behind him is a wash of pale yellow with abstract red, blue, and green details. The words "Good Trouble" are written in simple, fully-capitalized block lettering to Lewis' left (viewer's right).
Edreys Wajed (@edreys)
John Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in July 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Edreys Wajed (@edreys)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2790
385 Paderewski Dr, Buffalo, New York, United States 14212
John Lewis, Civil Rights Activist
A black-and-white portrait of John Lewis as a young man, mid-speech, surrounded by a community of his peers.
Darius Dennis (@72and10), Ephraim Gebre (@akbar.paints), Jared Diaz (@artbydiaz), Daniel Harrington (@danieljbueno)
John Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in July 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creators: Darius Dennis (@72and10), Ephraim Gebre (@akbar.paints), Jared Diaz (@artbydiaz), Daniel Harrington (@danieljbueno)
Photographer: Rachel Ann Shipman (@rachelannshipman)
Courtesy of: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2791
Rochester, New York, United States
Martin Luther King, Jr. // Birthing a Legacy
A black-and-white portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. deep in thought, brow furrowed. The background/foreground of the image is partially overlaid with the portrait and features stars and a graphic design of shades of gray, black, blue, and red. The artist's signature, Ben Keller '21, is written in white paint in the lower right corner.
Benjamin Keller (@benkellerct)
The first, and one of 39 Martin Luther King, Jr. themed murals a group of artists and @ctmurals hopes to bring to 39 communities across Connecticut for each year of King's life by MLK Day 2022.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Benjamin Keller (@benkellerct)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2793
110 Cedar Street, Manchester, Connecticut, United States
Representative John Lewis
A memorial tribute portrait of Civil Rights activist John Lewis, as he looked later in life, within a brick arch on a building. The portrait is vivid in its hyperrealism, with tones of blue and green alongside the black-and-white. The background is a mix of pale yellow, shades of blue, and a wash of red. The artist's signature, ARCY, is painted in the bottom right corner in white paint.
ARCY (@arcyart)
John Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in July 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: ARCY (@arcyart)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2792
110 Cedar Street, Manchester, CT, United States