Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Oak Park, IL

Creator

Cullen Benson, Cortlyn Kelly, and Franka Del Santo

Title

Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Oak Park, IL

Coverage

41.888473, -87.788786

Description

Black Lives Matter is painted in various colors with stripes on the pavement. The stripes converge at the word "Lives."

Cullen Benson first proposed the idea on Facebook and collaborated with co-organizer Cortlyn Kelly and artist Franka Del Santo to create the design and mobilize dozens of volunteers to help.

Source

Image URL

News Coverage by Oak Park Journal, ABC 7 News, and Chicago Tribune

Tweet by Arlen Pasa on July 8, 2020

Rights

Artists: Cullen Benson, Cortlyn Kelly, and Franka Del Santo

Photographer: Arlen Pasa

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Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

2020-06-27

Contributor

LA

Spatial Coverage

Located on Scoville Avenue between Lake Street and North Boulevard

Is Referenced By

Stephen Larrick, Black Lives Matter Street Mural Census