Black Lives Matter street mural | |
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Year | 2020 |
Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
47°36′55″N 122°19′08″W / 47.6153°N 122.3189°WCoordinates: 47°36′55″N 122°19′08″W / 47.6153°N 122.3189°W |
A "Black Lives Matter" street mural was painted in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington in June 2020.[1][2]
The text "Black Lives Matter" was first painted in large white letters on Pine Street between 10th and 11th avenues, during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.[3] After the letters began to deteriote, the mural was etched permanently into the road surface in September[4] and repainted with colorful, block letters, each contributed by a different artist.[5][6][7][8]
The "E" in "matter" featured representations of graffiti seen around the city, and its artist was criticised for having included the anti-police slogan ACAB, apparently without notifying other artists.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "How the Black Lives Matter street mural came together on Seattle's Capitol Hill". The Seattle Times. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Acknowledging botched first effort, City of Seattle announces plan with artists to quickly remove and recreate longer-lasting Capitol Hill Black Lives Matter mural". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle. 2020-09-21. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Keimig, Jasmyne. "CHOP's Black Lives Matter Mural Gets Scrubbed, Repainted, and Preserved". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Browning, Paige (22 September 2020). "Made in the CHOP, Seattle's BLM mural to become permanent". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Seattle restores damaged Black Lives Matter mural made during CHOP". king5.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Seattle artists restore Black Lives Matter street mural on Capitol Hill with help from city". king5.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Artists repaint Black Lives Matter mural on Capitol Hill". The Seattle Times. 2020-10-04. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Vansynghel, Margo. "16 artists, 1 message: Seattle's Black Lives Matter mural a year later | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Miller, Cole (2020-10-08). "'Black Lives Matter' mural with anti-police messaging causes controversy in Seattle". KOMO. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-08-19.