Blues 4 George at Gordon Parks High School

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Creator

Seitu Jones collaboration

Title

Blues 4 George at Gordon Parks High School

Coverage

1212 University Ave; Gordon Parks High School

Description

A mural made from painted plywood covering the front entrance of Gordon Parks High School. The mural is 5 panels long. Five blue George Floyd portraits are painted large and in the middle of each white panel. These portraits are the focal point. Multi colored letters underneath the portrait heads spells out: JUSTICE FOR GEORGE. A yellow light is at the top of the mural shining down on the blue portraits. A reddish orange heart is hidden in the glowing light.

Source

To the left of the mural you can see a panel painted blue with an "R" in white. This is the very edge of the giant "Black Lives Matter" mega mural also made out of painted plywood panels that decorates the outside of this school.

Stencil created by Seitu Jones: https://seitujonesstudio.com/blues4george/

Rights

KBK

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

Contributor

HS

Identifier

UAM-GF_0455

Spatial Coverage

Saint Paul

Relation

Minnesota

Extent

United States

Geolocation

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