Grinnell Community Tribute
This is a tribute to George Floyd, with various contributions from the Grinnell community in the form of Black Lives Matter signs, flowers, and hand-made drawings including George Floyd and the police.
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Photo credit: Solera Wine Bar, @Soleraofgrinnell
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Fred Hampton & John T. Williams mural
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.
A large mural focused on portraits of two men. On the left is John T. Williams, a seventh-generation Native woodcarver who was shot and killed by Seattle police on August 10, 2010. On the right is Black Panther activist Fred Hampton, who was murdered in a raid on December 4, 1969. The area between the two portraits contains blocks of text.
1. "Before the white man can relate to others he must forgot the pleasure of defining them. The white man must learn to stop viewing history as a plot against himself. Vine Deloria, Jr."
A reference to George Floyd was painted on an adjacent wall.
2. "We've got to face the fact that...we put out fire best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity. Fred Hampton, BPP"
Robert "Running Fisher" Upham (lead artist) with Sacred Point of View
Painted on the Harlequin Theate, this work was conceived as a sign of solidarity and a condemnation of police brutality in response to the murder of George Floyd. The artist stated: "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."
Will be relocated to: 418 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501
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Sacred Point of View and Robert "Running Fisher" Upham
http://www.sacredpointofview.com/gallery/
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202 4th Ave. E. Olympia, WA, 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
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209 5th Ave. E. Olympia, WA, USA
Wolakota
"Wolakota" painted in pink on a black background. green leaves and blue dots are painted behind the text and a red and pink heart sits below it. "Dakota Land," "Lakota Style" and "Bde Maka Ska" are painted in pink.
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Annie Vitale (photographer): annenvitale@gmail.com
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3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Indigenous People 4 Black Lives
Plywood covering windows. Background is painted yellow, at the top centered is the words "INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" in red letters, superimposed over/between this are the words "4 BLACK LIVES" in blue letters. Below this is a large cowrie shell balancing on top of a large conch shell. On either side of the shells, two portraits of brown women face each other. On the left the woman wears a white turban and large gold hoop earrings. She also wears a black face mask with white rectangular gas vents on the sides. Facing her from the right is a woman in a red dress, she has delicate gold chains around her neck and in her long dark hair which is pulled back. She wears gold triangular earrings and a black face mask with circular gas vents on the sides.
CeCe Carpio, Inbal Rubin, Marina P-W, Trust Your Struggle
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Creators: @cececarpio @bali_ @michopwong
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Broadway & 8th, Oakland, CA, USA
Indigenous Solidarity in Black Liberation Bench
The message "Indigenous Solidarity in Black Liberation" written on a bus stop bench near the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
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Photographer: Rebekah Coffman
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6645 N Humboldt Ave, Brooklyn Center, MN, USA
Still Here
A mural painted on brick wall of an Indigenous person with the text reading "Still Here" and "From Dine" and "To The Tongva." The Tongva are the Indigenous People of California. Additional text is painted in the center of the mural.
@thundervoicehatco
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Artist: @thundervoicehatco
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
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1324 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, USA
Protect The Sacred
A mural on a storefront which reading "Protect The Sacred," "Protectmaunakea," and "NoDAPL." The mural includes a black and white image of an Indigenous person wearing traditional attire, accompanied by additional text.
@thundervoice_eagle
@thundervoicehatco
Sacredstonecamp.org
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Creator: @thundervoice_eagle
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Photographer: by Rachel Weiher
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1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, USA
Indigenous American Portrait
On a backdrop of white paint, a portrait of an Indigenous (Native) American man wearing full traditional dress. The portrait is completed in a stylized glitch, making it difficult to discern clear detail, but the man's feathered headdress, earrings, and necklaces are most visible. The portrait is done in white, red, and blue paint. Overlaid on the black background, a repetitive purple motif repeats. The artist's signature, "aware.", is included in a similar glitch style to the viewer's left of the portrait.
AWARE (@aware_indecline)
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Artist: AWARE (@aware_indecline)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States
RISE
A large-scale wheat paste mural takes up the side of a business wall. The image is on a black rectangular background, bordered with white/cream. A Native person looks up at the word "RISE" bordered by two lightning bolts. Their portrait is done in a pop-art style. They wear a pair of traditional-style earrings, one with a lightning bolt in its center and the other with a cross. Most of the portrait beyond their face is shadowed.
Gregg Deal (@greggdeal)
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Artist: Gregg Deal (@greggdeal)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
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210 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, Colorado, United States 81435