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Sankofa
This piece is made from enamel paint that has been fired on to steel panels. It depicts the Sankofa bird with the flames of the phoenix surrounding it. Underneath the bird are blue flowers and black designs. Black stars are scattered throughout the…
Embrace Hope
This is a two panel mural. On the left panel "Embrace Hope" is painted in yellow, layered on top of a multicolored heart. To the left there is a rendering of the Statue of Liberty. On the right panel there are the outlines of four birds layered on…
Strange Fruit
Two painted panels. The first has an image of a Black woman as a tree. Her neck and shoulder comprise the trunk and roots. Her hair is leaves with birds emerging from it. "Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday 1939," and music notes swirl through the wind…
Tags: Billie Holiday, birds, Grass, June 2020, names, Painted Panel, quote, Stevie Wonder, Strange Fruit, Trees
Woman as Nature
Mural of a woman as a tree. She has closed eyes and thick red lips. Her neck and shoulders are the tree trunk and roots. Her hair, in an afro, has birds emerging from the left side. They are flying into the wind. The background in blue and green.
Justicia
Orange bird with a broken heart on its chest flying over the city surrounded by abstract foliage. Its wings say George Floyd.
Tags: birds, George Floyd, June 2020, Justice, Justicia, Paint, Spanish, Spanish language, tears
Together We Soar
Four birds are flying out of a record player. One holds a long pink ribbon flag in its beak. The flag reads "Together We Soar" with three red hearts. The background is black, with a field of ferns at the bottom and a moon in the sky.
Tags: birds, June 2020, Mural, Together we soar
Together We Soar
"Together We Soar" is written in a pink banner. The banner and five white birds seem to be flying out of a phonograph that says "equality" on it.
Tags: birds, Equality, June 2020, Together, Together we soar
Never Forget George Floyd Mural
Spray-painted mural with white text on yellow background reading "George Floyd." Above is a blue and green background with black and white text reading "PLEASE NEVER FORGET." A gray dove carrying an olive branch flies toward the viewer.
Gordon Parks High School: Sankofa
A mural at the entrance of Gordon Parks High School. This is a complex mural loaded with symbolism. It is best to describe this mural in 5 parts (4 corners and the center).
The upper left portion of the mural has "Sankofa" written out in multi…
The upper left portion of the mural has "Sankofa" written out in multi…