Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall) explained

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

Description and history

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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Notes and References

  1. News: New 'Black Lives Matter' art installation outside Seattle City Hall spans full city block . March 8, 2022 . . September 22, 2021 . September 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924041549/https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/new-black-lives-matter-art-installation-outside-seattle-city-hall-spans-full-city-block/281-ecb09083-748a-48fe-82be-4f31a362904d . live .
  2. Web site: Keimig . Jas . Art Mailbox: Drama Over New Interim ARTS Director, Immersive Van Gogh Installation Delayed, There's a New BLM Mural in Town . 2023-07-04 . . en . 2023-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322060233/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/09/24/61405096/art-mailbox-drama-over-new-interim-arts-director-immersive-van-gogh-installation-delayed-theres-a-new-blm-mural-in-town . live .
  3. News: Zhou . Amanda . Seattle Black Lives Matter mural takes message to the street . March 8, 2022 . . September 21, 2021 . March 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308133156/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-black-lives-matter-mural-takes-message-to-the-street/ . live .
  4. News: Santos . Melissa . June 21, 2023 . Seattle's restored Black Lives Matter mural is an outlier . Axios .
  5. Web site: 2021-09-22 . Black Lives Matter mural installed outside Seattle City Hall . 2023-07-04 . . en . 2021-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008213718/https://komonews.com/news/local/black-lives-matter-mural-installed-outside-seattle-city-hall . live .