Tony West wrote:
>But in this case, this mural has earned a life of its own. I hope it finds it.
Hurley wrote:
>My friend said that she lives out of town and always likes to see
>the mural. She said we should take it to the mayor and they should
>put it on the new school. She is interested working to help
>preserve it. Her email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
there's an advocate to save the mural right here in our own
neighborhood: ucd. I say we contact ucd about this, explain that the
beloved mural at 40th + Powelton ('Boy with Raised Arms' with the
Whitman legend 'I am large. I contain multitudes' painted 1992 by
Sidney Goodman) is being concealed by the construction of a nearby
building, and ask ucd what, if anything, they could do to sponsor
having this popular, cherished community treasure repainted elsewhere
in the neighborhood. sounds like a perfect project for ucd, don't you
think?
I have cc'd ucd with this message. let's wait to hear their response.
meanwhile, the following is from their murals page at
<http://www.universitycitydistrict.org/community/murals.html> :
>The UCD's Mural Initiative partners with the Philadelphia Department
>of Recreation's Mural Arts Program (MAP) to bring their experience
>and skill in providing high caliber community artwork using
>nationally recognized mural artists. The results highlight the
>cultural, historical, and social diversity of University City.
>
>For over a decade, Philadelphia's mural program has created
>community landmarks in neighborhoods throughout the City. The UCD
>has partnered with MAP and corporate sponsors to create four murals
>with more planned for 2002.
>
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>
>"Home" by Eurhi Jones
>45th and Sansom sts.
>Dedicated October 11, 2001
>Artist: Eurhi Jones, Asst: MAP Big Picture Program
>
>The mural 'Home,' by the artist Euhri Jones, celebrates the
>diversity of this neighborhood and serves as a focal point for the
>ongoing rehabilitation of the playground at corner of 45th and
>Sansom Street, as well as the entire neighborhood. Assisting the
>artist were children from the Mural Arts Program's Big Picture
>Program. The work was sponsored by University City District, Sharon
>and Mark Hershorn Philanthropic Trust, West Philadelphia
>Partnership, CDC, Travelers' Aid Philadelphia, Spruce Hill Community
>Association, The City of Philadelphia, The William Penn Foundation,
>John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Inc.,
>Nathan Cummings Foundation, Forrest C. Lattner Foundation
>
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>
>"The New El" by Max Mason
>4909 Market Street
>Dedicated April 2001
>Artist: Max Mason, Asst: Brian Senft
>
>This colorful tableau of the El train making its way through West
>Philadelphia is the third collaboration of the Philadelphia
>Department of Recreation's Mural Arts Program and the UCD. The mural
>was created by Max Mason with the assistance of Brian Senft and was
>inspired by the artist's 10-year residence in the neighborhood. The
>work was sponsored by GMAC Mortgage Corporation, The Enterprise
>Center, and the UCD.
>
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>
>"A Gateway to University City"
>4008 Chestnut Street
>Dedicated October 2000
>Artist: Max Mason, Asst: Brian Senft
>
>An artist's rendering of a leafy, historic University City street is
>the second collaboration of the Philadelphia Department of
>Recreation's Mural Arts Program and the UCD. The scene depicts
>composite elements from University City neighborhoods: a trolley
>car, girls jumping rope, Calvary Church, beautiful trees, and
>Victorian rowhouses. The artist is Max Mason, once a University City
>resident and presently an instructor in Design Arts at Drexel
>University. The work was sponsored by GMAC Mortgage Corporation and
>the UCD
>
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>
>"Paul Robeson: Citizen of the World"
>4502 Chestnut Street
>Dedicated July 1999
>Artist: Peter Pagast
>
>This wall at 4502 Chestnut Street celebrates entertainer and
>activist, Paul Robeson. The son of a former slave, Robeson
>(1898-1976) was a scholar, athlete, actor, and singer of
>world-renown. At the height of his career in the 1940s, Robeson
>turned his attention to human rights as a spokesperson against
>racism and discrimination. He spent the last years of his life in
>Philadelphia at the home of his sister, Marian Forsythe, at 4951
>Walnut Street where the Paul Robeson Historic House and Museum
>stands today. The UCD and the Mural Arts Program co-managed the
>project with financial support from Sovereign Bank and the UCD Board
>of Directors.
>
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