Creator
OZY
Title
Three Pieces: Tag, RIP George Floyd, and I Can't Breathe Portrait
Coverage
2653 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Description
Black spray-painted tag, "BdPE."
Brown, red, and blue text on plywood, "Pray for MPLS," "RIP GEORGE FLOYD," and "Find Derek Chauvin."
Portrait of George Floyd with "I CAN'T BREATHE" in white lettering across his mouth. "OZY" and "@stilocutsbarbershop" at the bottom.
Brown, red, and blue text on plywood, "Pray for MPLS," "RIP GEORGE FLOYD," and "Find Derek Chauvin."
Portrait of George Floyd with "I CAN'T BREATHE" in white lettering across his mouth. "OZY" and "@stilocutsbarbershop" at the bottom.
Source
Stilo Cuts Barber Shop commissioned the two plywood pieces.
Rights
Photograph by Froukje Akkerman; artwork by OZY
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Date
Contributor
SE
Identifier
UAM-GF_0694
Subject
George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
Original Format
Spray-paint on plywood and brick.
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