photo by Larry Handerhan, Eastern Black Rail Bird by Yulia Augustinovich
Thanks to Larry for sharing:
“LeDroit Park’s newest mural is looking good! Located at 3rd and Elm, this marsh bird is called a Black Rail and was painted to honor the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act”
Thanks to Elizabeth for sending the update: “The mural is finished. (more…)
5th and I Street, NW
Thanks to Laetitia and Elizabeth for sending:
From the Mount Vernon Triangle BID:
“Did you happen to notice a woman suspended 11-stories in the air painting the side of 455 Eye Apartments? German muralist Hera has been hard at work all week creating her latest masterpiece in partnership with Street Art for Mankind and the German Embassy. (more…)
Jackie asks: “Walk past this all the time in Adams Morgan! What does it mean? It’s across the street from the Biltmore apartments on 19th St.” (more…)
art by Gigi Murakami
“Dear PoPville,
Gigi is an illustrator and Manga comic creator. Her piece (included above) uses her signature comic-book style paired with nine haikus to tell the story of the creation of nuclear weapons and the devastation they can cause–with the goal of inspiring hope and agency among viewers by showing their power to effect change.
August 6 and August 9 mark the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Gigi’s piece is a way to honor those anniversaries as part of a global campaign that happens each August to demand a future free of nuclear weapons.”
Locations: (more…)
Connecticut and Calvert St, NW photo from the early 90s from kalcat
“Dear PoPville,
I grew up in DC, and recall distinctly that for many years in the 90s and maybe even into the early 2000s there was a large mural of Anita Hill basically across the street from the famous Marilyn Monroe mural at 2602 Connecticut Avenue NW. (more…)
1069 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to Kelsey for sending news about sushi replacing bandoola bowl in Georgetown.
Stay tuned.
1108 U Street, NW photos courtesy Yasi Farazad Photography
From an email:
“The mural is of the late Mahsa Amini and pays tribute to the Woman Life Freedom movement. Purpose of the mural is to help bring awareness to the revolution taking place in Iran and to help amplify the voices of silenced voices of the Iranian people. Weekly peaceful protests have been taking place in DC in support of this movement for the past 17 weeks.
The mural was painted by Rodrigo Pradel who is a prominent street artist. Rodrigo has another mural a couple blocks near 14th & U. (more…)
Thanks to Amir for the heads up: “I believe the artist’s name is Rodrigo Pradel.” (more…)
photo by Rukasu1
Thanks to W. for sending: “Another end of an era on H ST NE.” The iconic GAIA mural (above) went up in 2011/2012. It had a good run.
Back in July we learned that the former Smith Commons space would become a place called Bronze serving “creative Afro fare” would be coming here. (more…)