Black Lives Matter Outline

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Creator

P.A.I.N.T.S Institute and Levi Robinson

Title

Black Lives Matter Outline

Coverage

Black Lives Matter Plz NW, Washington, DC 20006

Description

In this mural, there are outlines of three people. Inside of their outlines are the names of Black people who have been victims of police brutality. Each of the outlines holds up white signs with writing. The first sign reads "We Will Not Remember The Words Of Our Enemies But The Silence Of Our Friends-MLK." The second sign reads "Black Lives Matter." The third sign reads "Radical Simply Means Grasping Things At The Roots- Angela Davis." Behind the outlines are the faces of other people.

Source

Article about the photographer's work:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/02/1041543414/she-guarded-the-black-lives-matter-memorial-now-shes-working-to-protect-its-art

Interview with the photographer: https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A282592

Rights

Artists: Levi Robinson (Instagram: @levirobinsonart) and P.A.I.N.T.S Institute (Instagram: @paintsinstitute)

Photographer: Nadine Seiler

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

Contributor

LA

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