murals in philadelphia
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A collection of various murals in the city.TRANSCRIPT
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2012 First and Only Edition
All Rights Reserved© Hannah Eshleman
Printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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TheMuralArtsProgramwasfoundedin1984aspartofanattempttocounteractgraffiti,whichwasspreadingacrossthecityatanalarmingrate.Astheprogramquicklygainedrespect,manygraffitiartistsabandonedtheirformermediumandstartedpaintingmurals,addingcolorandbeautytoPhiladelphia’sconcretewalls.TheMuralArtsProgramisresponsibleforover3,000muralsinthecity,whicharepaintedbyprofessionalartists,studentsandinmates.Theirgoalisto“uniteartistsandcommunitiesthroughacollaborativeprocessrootedinthetraditionsofmural-makingandtocreateartthattransformspublicspacesandindividuallives.”
Itriedtophotographamuralcompletedwithineveryyearofthepasttwodecadesandfromeachpartofthecity--north,south,eastandwest.Myprocessinvolvedchoosingamurallocatedatleastfivemilesfrommycurrentlocation,andthenphotographingallthemuralsIsawwhilebikingtomydestination.Intotal,Ibiked67.5mileswhileworkingonthisbook.
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morning landscape1265S28thStreet/CliffEubanks/2001
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artsolutely awesome north philly1533RidgeAvenue/MarcusAkinlana/2007
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A Glorious Day in the countryMarket&DearbornStreets/RasMalik/1999
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Stop the Violence2202N7thStreet/ParrisStancell/1992
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Moonlit Landscape737ChristianStreet/DianeKeller/1997
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Tropical landscape2144EArizonaStreet/DianeKeller/1999
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Feathers on the wind2827KensingtonAvenue/FrancescaSamsel/2002
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Summer of love5424MarketStreet/GabrieleTiberino/2009
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East Coast Humpbacks 2400MarketStreet/RobertWyland/1993
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dixie hummingbirds831N15thStreet/CliffEubanks/2005
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Puerto Rican migration/heritage i2332N5thStreet/BetsyCasanas/2007
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Puerto Rican migration/heritage II2332N5thStreet/BetsyCasanas/2007
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Puerto rican tribute5th&CecilB.MooreAvenue/Unknown
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Peace and unity2200N7thStreet/Unknown
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spring1315PineStreet/DavidGuinn/2000
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autumn629S9thStreet/DavidGuinn/2001
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crystal snowscapeBainbridge&10thStreets/DavidGuinn/2005
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tuscan landscapeSpringGarden&N32ndStreets/Unknown/1999
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Dr. J (Julius Erving)1234RidgeAvenue/KentTwitchell/1990
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Tribute to otis thomas1317N6thStreet/RavenRapisarda/1998
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Frank Rizzo910S.9thStreet/KentTwitchell/1990
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Mario Lanza 1326S.BroadStreet/DianeKeller&KathrynPannepacker/1997
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creating healthy communitiesN6thStreet/Unknown
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apm outdoor theatreDiamond&N6thStreet/DannyTorres/2005
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adventure timeKensingtonAvenueandCumberlandStreet/Unknown
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Computers and codePageand17thStreets/Unknown
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philadelphia pharmacyNFrontStreet&WLehighAvenue/ParrisStancell/1996
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musicfrankfordandSusquehannaAvenue/Unknown
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El Barrio2557N5thStreet/DannyPolanco,DannyTorres,JoeBrenman,RoldanWest&AnnabelleRodreguez/2000
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El Yunque 2641NReeseStreet/MichelleOrtiz,DeliaKing,JamesBurns/2002
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My North Philly: KensingtonKenstingtonAvenueandELetterlyStreet/DavidMcShane/2006
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BugsMaster&N6thStreetst/AnaUribe/2002
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edward chick davis tribute1412SouthStreet/JohnLewis/2006
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Piraguero3015N5thStreet/Unknown/2004
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Gimme Shelter 1236LombardStreet/DavidGuinn/2004
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1238SouthStreet/IsaiahZagar/1997
Harry’s Occult shop
402443KensingtonAvenue/JuliaDenison/2011A chance for salvation
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David(right),aformerdrugaddict,standsbesidehisportrait.Themural,AChanceforSalvation,containsportraitsof13peoplewhoseliveschangedafterfindingfaith.
424800MarketStreet/StevePowers/2009
WAnt and wait
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post-it4915MarketStreet/StevePowers/2009
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hold tight16N51stStreet/StevePowers/2009
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i wanna call you names5004MarketStreet/StevePowers/2011
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miss you5521MarketStreet/StevePowers/2009
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Co-sign on our lifetime12N62ndStreet/StevePowers/2009
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home now5101MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
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beautiful5017MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
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what’s mine is yours5425MarketStreet/StevePowers/2009
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knocked on your door5027MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
52 high five 6043MarketStreet/StevePowerst/2010 wanty getty 6043MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
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To have and to hold
5035MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
I’ll shape up
6223MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
look look look
6245MarketStreet/StevePowers/2010
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building america605SpringGardenStreet/MichaelWebb/2008
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a tribute to dr. lomax1305S23rdStreet/DavidMcShane/2001
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frank sinatra SBroadandWhartonStreet/DianeKeller/1999
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peace wall/grays ferry1308S29thStreet/PeterPagastandJaneGolden/1997
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finnigans wake 537N3rdStreet/Unknown/2006
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city in retrospect CallowhillandN6Streets/JaredBader/2005
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IndexAdventureTime(28)APMOutdoorTheatre(27)ArtsolutelyAwesomeNorthPhilly(41)Autumn(19)Beautiful(49)Bugs(35)BuildingAmerica(54)AChanceforSalvation(40,41)CityinRetrospect(59)ComputersandCode(29)Co-SignOnOurLifetime(47)CreatingHealthyCommunities(26)CrystalSnowscape(20)DixieHummingbirds(13)Dr.J(JuliusErving)(22)EastCoastHumpbacks(12)EdwardChickDavisTribute(36)ElBarrio(32)ElYunque(33)FeathersontheWind(10)FinnigansWake(58)FrankSinatra(56)FrankRizzo(24)GimmeShelter(38)AGloriousDayintheCountry(6)Harry’sOccultShop(39)HighFive(51)HoldTight(44)HomeNow(48)I’llShapeUp(53)IWannaCallYouNames(45)KnockedonYourDoor(51)
LookLookLook(53)MarioLanza(25)MissYou(46)MoonlitLandscape(8)MorningLandscape(5)Music(3)MyNorthPhilly:Kensington(34)PeaceandUnity(17)PeaceWall/GraysFerry(57)Piraguero(37)PhiladelphiaPharmacy(30)PostIt(43)PuertoRicanMigration/HeritageI(14)PuertoRicanMigration/HeritageII(15)PuertoRicanTribute(16)Spring(18)StoptheViolence(7)SummerofLove(11)ToHaveandToHold(53)ATributetoDr.Lomax(55)TributetoOtisThomas(23)TropicalLandscape(9)TuscanLandscape(21)WantandWait(42)WantyGetty(51)What’sMineIsYours(50)
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