Creator
Ari Stephens with students from PiM Arts High School
Title
Protester and portraits
Coverage
Hennepin Avenue & Calhoun Square, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Description
A Black woman with flowers in her hair raises her fist and wears a shirt that says "MELANIN." She also wears a face mask. Images on the wall are labeled with the names of Black men and women who were killed by the police (Garner, Taylor, Rice, Castile, Floyd).
Source
The piece was completed on June 3-4. The piece next to this mural, reading "I am not a threat," was painted by @SplitNymph.
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders, many protesters thought carefully about the public health risks of protesting. The use of face masks and social distancing was common.
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders, many protesters thought carefully about the public health risks of protesting. The use of face masks and social distancing was common.
Rights
Ari Stephens
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Date
Contributor
HS
Identifier
UAM-GF_0053
Original Format
Mural
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