Say Their Names, Mending Walls RVA

Creator

Silly Genius | @sillygenius
Nils Westergard | @nilsrva
Mending Walls RVA | @mendingwallsrva

Title

Say Their Names, Mending Walls RVA

Coverage

3311 W Broad St., Richmond, VA

Description

A monumental portrait of Richmond-based rapper and emcee, Radio Blitz, surrounded by the names of many individuals whose lives were lost to racial violence. Radio Blitz has his hands raised in the air and his gaze focuses upwards. The names are written in graffiti style and the wall is brightly covered.

Source

Information from Mending Walls, including interviews with the artists

Mending Walls documentary 

Rights

Creators: Silly Genius | @sillygenius and Nils Westergard | @nilsrva
Photographer: Heather Shirey

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping

Date

Documented 2022-02-27
Completed 2020-07-17

Contributor

HS

Identifier

UAM-GF_3272