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Phoenix
A blue-green phoenix rising to the sun. Inside the sun is an Octavia Butler quote " In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix must first burn. The bird is surrounded by flames and pink flowers.
Red Cow Uptown Mural: To Ignore Evil is To Accomplice it
This is a mural on the plywood boards of the Red Cow in Uptown. "To ignore evil is to accomplice it - MLK" appears in black letters on pink thought bubble. Colorful flowers fill the background.
Red Cow Uptown Mural: We Must Be Anti-Racist
This is a mural on the plywood boards of the Red Cow in Uptown. "In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist we must be anti-racist - Angela Davis" appears in black letters on a white rectangle. Colorful flowers fill the background.
Rose Growing in the Concrete
Painted concrete wall and sidewalk with a rose growing through a crack. Two quotes say "A Determined Spirit Can Never Be Broken - Andrea Sawyer" and "The Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right - MLK" on plywood.
Say Their Names, 2011-2012 | Bringing Back Bowery
The eye is immediately drawn to the rightmost edge of the plywood panel, where two large brown eyes emerge from a vivd red background. Underneath the eyes, budding trees are surrounded by discarded guns pointing upwards toward the sky.
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Sitting Bull Mural
Detailed black and white portrait of Sitting Bull wearing a headdress. He is outlined in an orange glow. Quote in yellow script, "''Let us put our minds Together and see what life we can make for our children." Sitting Bull." A bald eagle surrounded…
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…
The Children Are the Future...
Orange writing on the sidewalk reading "The Children Are the future...Teach them Well, And let them Lead the Way!" The punctuation of the exclamation point is a heart.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Abstract shapes, arms, and legs bust out from a television set, moving dynamically through space on this large mural that wraps around the side of the storefront.
The World is Ours
A mural depicting a Black woman in a flowing blue dress. She has gold hoop earrings that echo the halo encircling her head. Dripping flowers in oranges, yellow, and pink surround her. The words "The World is Ours" are floating to the right of the…