The lions bridge

Bacon’s youth as a skater got him hooked into the world of graffiti art. The skate park he frequented was like a guerilla gallery of graffiti, and he couldn’t help but begin painting on his own in the 90’s. Bacon became best known for his colorful works lining the alleys and streets of Toronto and, thus, has achieved international recognition. In his downtown Modesto mural, Bacon depicts one of the concrete lion statues from the 7th Street Bridge, also known as “The Lion’s Bridge.” The Lion’s Bridge, built in the 1917, stretches across Tuolumne River with its French neoclassism and some elements of Gothic and Renaissance styles.