May Their Memories Be A Blessing | Bringing Back Bowery
On a foundation of light blue and pink paint, layers upon layers of vivid colors emerge. Black, blue, yellow, and pink crosses layer over red and green circles and dark yellow Xs to build a bold foundation for the focal point of the image to stand out. 13 bold white crosses are the top layer of the piece, each reading the name of a Black person murdered by the police and their age at their death.
The crosses read, from left to right, as follows:
George Floyd, 46
Breonna Taylor, 26
Eric Garner, 43
Trayvon Martin, 17
Riah Milton, 25
Michael Brown, 28 (correct age is 18)
Sandra Bland, 28
Elijah McClain, 23
Tamir Rice, 12
Philando Castile, 32
Freddie Gray, 25
Oscar Grant III, 22
Emmett Till, 14
In the upper leftmost corner of the work, in pink lettering almost indiscernible against the layers of paint that make up the background, the fully capitalized text reads: "May their memories be a blessing."
Robert Blodgett
Posted by @Bringing_Back_Bowery on Instagram. Caption: "Mural by @liza_and_the_clouds at @2coopersquare."
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Robert Blodgett
Image: @Bringing_Back_Bowery on Instagram
2 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003
You Changed the World, George
The script "You Changed the World, George" is painted in white on a purple background. This mural is painted on the side of a building. The script is surrounded by blue clouds and a lighter purple mountain range set behind the lettering. Sunflowers are painted on the bottom of the mural with multicolored fists raised in unity. On the far left side of the mural a light purple paint is used to create "RIP" and the following names "Robert Fuller," Malcom Marsch," "Otis Gulley," "Rashard Brooks," "Jamel Floyd," "Sean Monterrosa," "Riah Milton," "Dominque Fells," "Tony Mcdade," "Eric Sadalgo," "Toyin Salau," "...and all victims of police violence..." Additional black spray paint has been added to the mural on the left side.
George Floyd Square
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_1931
38th Street and Chicago Ave, George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, 55407
You Changed the World, George.
Yellow sunflowers on a purple field with words in white letters stating, "You changed the world, George." The mural is near the 38th & Chicago protest site in Minneapolis.
The names of other people killed by police are written on the left side of the mural.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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UAM-GF_0447
37th & Chicago, Minneapolis, MN, USA