Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall)

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Black Lives Matter street mural
The mural in 2022
Map
Year2021 (2021)
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′12.5″N 122°19′49.2″W / 47.603472°N 122.330333°W / 47.603472; -122.330333

A Black Lives Matter mural was painted outside Seattle City Hall, in the U.S. state of Washington, in 2021.

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The mural which reads "Black Lives Matter, enough is enough" is painted outside Seattle City Hall, along Fourth Avenue between Cherry Street and James Street in downtown.[1] The text "Black Lives Matter" is black and the text "enough is enough" appears in red script.[2]

The work was commissioned by community groups, including the Center on Contemporary Art and the Onyx Fine Arts Collective (OFAC). It was designed by a muralist from the Seattle Department of Transportation, which is expected to provide maintenance.[3][4]

OFAC president Earnest D. Thomas called the mural "a concerted global statement and reminder to our leaders and all people of the need for systemic change in racial justice".[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "New 'Black Lives Matter' art installation outside Seattle City Hall spans full city block". KING-TV. September 22, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Keimig, Jas. "Art Mailbox: Drama Over New Interim ARTS Director, Immersive Van Gogh Installation Delayed, There's a New BLM Mural in Town". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ Zhou, Amanda (September 21, 2021). "Seattle Black Lives Matter mural takes message to the street". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Santos, Melissa (June 21, 2023). "Seattle's restored Black Lives Matter mural is an outlier". Axios.
  5. ^ "Black Lives Matter mural installed outside Seattle City Hall". KOMO-TV. 2021-09-22. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

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