Mural of Dolly Parton and RuPaul explained

Mural of Dolly Parton and RuPaul
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Artist:Gus Cutty
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City:Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
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In 2018, artist Gus Cutty painted a mural of Dolly Parton on Haywood Road outside Beauty Parade Hair Salon in West Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The portrait replaced another of a girl licking ice cream, and took four days to complete. Cutty modeled the painting after a vintage portrait of the country singer.[1]

In 2021, he added a portrait of RuPaul.[2] Prior to the unveiling, salon owner Terra Marshall asked people to guess the identity of the second portrait.[3]

Reception

John Le of WLOS called the original mural of Dolly "a colorful new artistic landmark ... sure to draw a lot of traffic on social media".[1] Following the addition of RuPaul's image, Donald Padgett of Out said the pairing was "just the type of unity this country needs most right now" and wrote, "The response has been decidedly positive, with even RuPaul giving a big seal of approval to the mural."[4] RuPaul tweeted, "Gorgeous! I hope it's real."[5] [6] Brook Bolen included the painting in Asheville Today 2021 "guide to Asheville, NC's most marvelous murals".[7] Brett White of Decider.com described the mural as "absolutely gorgeous". On season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race, seven contestants attempted to recreate the painting as part of a mini-challenge on episode "The Ross Mathews Roast".[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'I will always love you': Dolly Parton fan goes big with West Asheville mural. John. Le. July 20, 2018. WLOS. April 6, 2022. April 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417021013/https://wlos.com/news/local/i-will-always-love-you-dolly-parton-fan-goes-big-with-west-asheville-mural. live.
  2. Web site: Surprise! Dolly's partner in West Asheville mural has been Ru-vealed. WLOS Staff. April 5, 2021. WLOS. April 6, 2022. April 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406205840/https://wlos.com/news/local/rupaul-dolly-parton-surprise-dollys-partner-in-west-asheville-mural-has-been-ru-vealed. live.
  3. Web site: Who's joining Dolly in West Asheville mural?. C. N. N.. Newsource. March 30, 2021. April 6, 2022. June 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605012009/https://localnews8.com/news/2021/03/30/whos-joining-dolly-in-west-asheville-mural/. live.
  4. Web site: RuPaul and Dolly Parton Take Over Salon Wall in New Mural. April 7, 2021. www.out.com. April 6, 2022. April 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406205757/https://www.out.com/art/2021/4/07/rupaul-and-dolly-parton-take-over-salon-wall-new-mural. live.
  5. Web site: RuPaul and Dolly Parton are reunited in this Southern salon's incredible mural. April 7, 2021. April 6, 2022. April 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220409202309/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/07/rupaul-dolly-parton-mural-north-carolina/. live.
  6. Web site: RuPaul on Twitter: "Gorgeous! I hope it's real.… ". https://web.archive.org/web/20220406205757/https://twitter.com/RuPaul/status/1379140605876432897/ . 2022-04-06.
  7. Web site: A guide to Asheville, NC's most marvelous murals. Brook. Bolen. July 5, 2021. April 6, 2022. August 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807025317/https://avltoday.6amcity.com/guide-asheville-nc-murals/. live.
  8. Web site: 'Drag Race' Season 14 Queens Stunned by Mini Challenge: Paint RuPaul's Face [Exclusive]]. 2022-04-06. 2022-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406205840/https://decider.com/2022/03/31/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-13-sneak-peek-act-1/. live.

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