Richard Haas

<div>Completed: 1983<br><br>This massive 15,000 sq ft mural was done in 1983. The artists skill, known for turning bare walls into illusory windows, created this mural as a tribute to the Philadelphia architecture and noted that he was fascinated by the contrast of the colonial era buildings next to skyscrapers. The mural contains the image of William Penn (to scale of the City Hall Statue!) going into repair, in reference to his portrait at city hall. And to the right sits the statue of Ben Franklin with a view of the B&amp;O rail station behind him. The view below is of a scull rower from Thomas Eakins' painting - "Max Schmitt in a Single Scull."</div>

The Philadelphia Design Building

Meg Saligman

<div>Completed: May 1, 1997<br><br>This mural has become one of the most iconic in the city. This piece depicts modern day youths and their imitated postures of historical figures. Except for one - the young girl at the top with the pink blouse. She stands along with no figure to mirror. She is Tameka Jones and was a student at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. With grace and composure, she stands looking out past the mural in contemplation towards the streets below.&nbsp;</div>

Common Threads

<div>Done on June 1, 1999 - this mural creates an art landscape filled with figures and elements that symbolize the 9 muses or art. "In the center of the composition is an arts machine spinning out spheres, symbols of the perfect art form. Through portraits of local performing artists and references to works of art by local artists, Saligman honors the following forms of creative expression."&nbsp;<br><br>From right to left:<br>1. the bearded man with the flute symbolizes sound<br>2. the woman in the brown robe in front of a colored pencil is based on a figure from a&nbsp; Maxfield Parrish painting and symbolizes the visual arts<br>3. the woman in the large sphere holding a sun represents the human spirit<br>4. the singing woman in the green brocade is the muse of performance<br>5. the ballet dancer, bear a sphere enclosing the globe, shows discovery<br>6. the seated man with with a book is the muse of words<br>7. the man in the contorted pose symbolizes invention<br>8. the woman in the white robe is the muse of movement<br>9. the sculpture on the far left with the falling balls symbolizes craft&nbsp;</div>

Philadelphia Muses

Paris Stancell

<div>Done in 2008 and sponsored by WXPN - this mural is part of a series called the Sounds of Philadelphia Mural Series. Properly placed by St. Joseph's Hospital, this piece shows the positive energy and healing power music gives. It celebrates Philadelphia's musical heritage and the growing cultural influence of music in the area. In collaboration with the mural, WXPN presented the hospital with the gift of a "CD Pharmacy" to their patients so anyone can listen to music whenever they'd like.&nbsp;</div>

The Healing Power of Music

Josh Sarantitis

<div>Done in 201 - this mural was created with community collaboration from the Ridge Homeless Shelter Residents in the city to bring awareness to the homeless and fight to end it. The metal butterflies were created by the men in the shelter to symbolize happiness and the dreams that people have. The man depicted standing tall represents a self realized individual lifting his hands to the sky with fire and water in his hands. The hands reaching out is for the caring staff at the shelter. The artist noted - "that was the most difficult mural I've done, dealing with the most raw and basic elements of human existence. I was there as a white guy. Most of them are black. I was there to earn trust and trust is a very expensive commodity. I think I learned as much as they learned."</div>

Metamorphosis

Patrick Jacobs

<div>This mural is a sort of mystery in the city - the artists is known for creating surrealistic miniature sculptures that you then view from a small glass lens. Here he took an image from a small lens of a full meadow and blew it up into this wrap around mural. The goal here is to "share challenging and inventive work of emerging artists with the public."</div>

Field of Dandelions

Cliff Eubanks

<div>Done on October 30, 2005 - this mural celebrates the force behind the Dixie hummingbirds who pioneered modern gospel music. This one is located by the Met, where they often preformed. Starting in 1928, a group of neighborhood friends became one of the most successful groups of their time, who then moved to Philly in 1942. This mural is in tribute to their inspiring sound.&nbsp;</div>

The Legendary Dixie Hummingbirds

James Burns

<div>Done in 2006, with the help of U Penn students, this mural is one of a three part series that flows down Lancaster Ave. This one specifically shows the falling leaves from a "majestic tree" symbolizes transitions. Across the street is an older woman looking back at her life and a little boy looking towards his future. The mosaics were then added to give more of an environmental feel.&nbsp;</div>

Just Before Fall

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh.

<div>Created for Mural Arts project in Phladelphia.<br>&nbsp;"Flight" is a series of life-sized and large scale murals that feature realistic paintings of Black people floating in the air. For the series, the artist talked with groups and individuals about the idea of flight-what it means to them and how we relate to it today. These conversations are followed by photo sessions, from which the murals are based. Each mural is accompanied with text that references Black authors and the subject's own words. The idea that enslaved Africans could take flight, liberating themselves, crops up many times in Black mythology dating back even before the scandal of American slavery. "This painting, 100ft in the air, is so special to me," Tatyana explains. "I lived in the building it is painted on when I was 17 years old. I've long wanted to create this series, and join Qe long list of Black artists and writers who have used the mythology of Black folk flying in their work."<br><br>At the bottom of the mural, an inscription reads: "I let go of what has weighed me down. Light as a feather, I ride the wind. Like Black folks have always done. Flying free above the structures built to confine us."&nbsp;</div>

Flight

<div>Completed: 2000<br><br>This painting depicts the "transformation benefits of aspiration and achievement." Commissioned by local businesses with employees active in literacy programs, the goal was to show how struggle and hardship can still grow to success. The girl in the image is reaching for the sky where a towering tree is growing from the in bedding roots in her veins. Around her are ominous depictions of an abandoned car and boarded up home. This mural is a "visual homage to the notion of dreaming it and achieving it."&nbsp;</div>

 Reach High and You Will Go Far

James Aaron Done

<div>The mural utilizes warp threads to symbolize the school staff and volunteers that help provide structural support for the neighborhood; while the horizontal weft threads represent community members' stories interconnecting to construct a tapestry at Southwark.</div>

Weaving Culture

Evan Lovett

<div>Philadelphia is home to over 1.5 million people. All who live, work, and coexist Seamlessly. Often we forget or overlook the animals that also call this city home. "Local Critters" is a series of murals depicting these animals. The juxtaposition of painting these smaller inhabitants on such a large scale acts as a playful way to raise awareness of their presence in our environment.<br><br></div><div>Animals have no political or religious ties, and the personification of such interesting creatures beautifully conveys what the "city of brotherly love" can call each other, neighbor.</div>

Pretzel Bandit

Ant Carver

<div>Positioned underneath Philadelphia's Market/Frankford Line (better known locally as "The El"), these ten walls line the exterior of our Fishtown HQ between Oxford St. + Columbia Ave. Upon inheriting the space, we had planned to fill the walls with one large, sweeping mural. However, due to complications + other restrictions, we decided to shift the focus. We thought, "How can we utilize this space to feature multiple artists?" An open call mural project was idealized and an email address was created (FrontStreetWalls@gmail.com) + sprayed on the walls so passers by could submit their designs + ideas for review.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>&nbsp;Ant Carver, the London-based artist was searching for locations to install some work while he was in the states. His design was submitted, approved and within a matter of three days, he + his team completed one of the most stunning murals we've ever seen.<br><br></div>

Untitled

Diego Romero

<div>Completed: November 11, 2016<br><br>The artists created this portrait of his grandfather on the side of the Fillmore in Philadelphia. His work and design is inspired by the Huichol people of Mexico - those who honor the connection between nature and their ancestors. The Fillmore changes out the mural at this location - look out for a new piece whenever passing!</div>

Honoring the Ancestor

Jared Bader

<div>Completed: 2007<br><br>This mural shows the struggle for civil rights and the role Abraham Lincoln took in the fight. It's depicts how African Americans culture needed to be woven into the American lifestyle - showing this by those helping to build the statue. Above is a quote for Lincoln's second inaugural address - "With malice toward none, with charity for all."</div>

A People's Progression Toward Equality

Eric Okdeh

<div>Completed: 2012<br><br>This mural was a collaboration with Social Impact Studios. It's based of the popular saying Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." it depicts the value of hard work within a community. Each economy group throughout Philly's history is shown - agricultural, industrial, machine, and knowledge based - along with a strain glass piece and quotes within each. The fabric below is how these groups are connected, the "fabric of society" and how much we rely on all to survive. Looking closely you can also see that the fabric shows a story of its own.</div>

How We Fish

Arthuro Ho

<div>Done in 1995 - this mural shows key themes within Chinatown's history. Hard work of early sojourners and laundry workers to family life. This also shows the struggle when it came to saving the area and the redevelopment of the community, up to the issue Chinatown faces today - Education.&nbsp;</div>

History of Chinatown - 125th Anniversary 

Isaac Tin Wei Lin

<div>Completed: November 4, 2015<br><br>This mural is a very creative piece referencing the operational and instructional manuals for buildings. The colors were based on color theory on flags and the artists personal preference. The title is then a play on new beginnings since the colors depict flags - it suggests the notion that we all come from somewhere, whether our families history is from immigrants or refugees - we came here to start a new life.&nbsp;</div>

Start From Here

Robert Bullock

<div>Done in 1998 - this mural shows neighbors planting trees, sweeping the streets, and repainting the houses in the area. It was made to help encourage the neighborhood that with everyone's help, it can continue to be a beautiful area.</div>

Helping Hands

<div>Completed: 1999<br><br>Sponsored by the Philadelphia Reads Program, this mural shows a girls "expanding imagination through reading" while reading the words "and now i will unclasp a secret book" from the historic play - King Henry IV by Shakespeare. The message here the artist and the Philadelphia public library wanted to show is how rewarding and what a creative outlet reading can be.</div>

Secret Book

Charles Burwell

<div>Completed: April 27, 2017<br><br>This mural has become a lot of "firsts" but most importantly the artists first mural. It is also the first mural to be part of a new rotation. This piece is done true to the artists reputation - known for creating "intricate, vibrant, meticulously panted patterns and shapes." Students from the local high school helped with the collaboration and learned how to create templates to then replicate into large scale shapes with accuracy.&nbsp;</div>

Ash Ryan

<div>The Gayborhood in Philadelphia, PA is our city’s LGBTQ+ Mecca, and home to many murals yet not many that celebrates the LGBTQ+ Community, or referencing the current times. Writer’s Block Rehab (1342 Cyprus Street Philadelphia, PA) wanted a mural of Lil Nas X since he is a visionary and proud voice and has been standing his ground despite controversy, conservatism and homophobia. The wall is 36 x 36 feet. I decided to pick three characters from the Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Music Video and portray each one in an ethereal, godly yet cherubic, otherworldly divinity. He is framed by free handed glowing crystals in a celestial scene that illuminate his skin with blues, pinks and purples. This mural is paying homage to queer culture. I hope this mural can provide the LGBTQ+ community in Philly even more beauty and reverence.&nbsp;</div>

Lil Nas X

Keith Haring (USA)

Rubicon

Ben Slow

Septa Token

Richard Wilson

Fresh Prince

Peter Pagast

Grover Washington, Jr.

My Dog Sighs

David Guinn

Spring

momo showpalace

Willis 'Nomo' Humphrey

David McShane

Jackie Robinson

<div>Done in 2015 - this mural depicts the speech MLK made at this very intersection in 1965. Attracting more then 10,000 Philadelphians, this was one of this stops of his Freedom Now Rally. This mural is placed on this historical marker commemorating his support of local civil rights efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

MLK at Lancaster

Jonathan Laidacker

<div>Done on August 1, 2014 - this mural tells the story of our history, residents, and city . Rowing has always played a major role within Philadelphia. The artist wanted to show the change in rowing throughout history - with the infamous boathouse row as the back drop. You see 4 rowers each from different periods of time, with the same goal - to win the race.</div>

Philly Rowing - Schuylkill Timeline

Phillip Adams

<div>Muralists and design partners Phillip Adams and Jonathan Laidacker have created a mural that captures the feeling of excitement and anticipation that a fan feels on game day. The design illustrates the full experience of going to an Eagles game: the anticipatory travel to the stadium, the excitement of being part of the crowd, and the thrill of the game itself. This concept, tied together with strong Philadelphia iconography, including the Eagles stadium, Philadelphia skyline, players and fans, creates an image and project that inextricably links the Eagles with the city of Philadelphia.</div>

Our City, Our Team

Fawn Jawn

Derrick Adams

<div>For this bright, colorful mural design, artist Derrick Adams was inspired by a series of conversations about television and media with youth in Art Education classes at Vision Quest and Achieving Independence Center. Adams combined student commentary with ideas from his ongoing body of work on television and race, creating a mural that represents “exaggerated characterizations of the black subject portrayed in entertainment.” A vintage wood TV with dials stands against a background of color bars, with rows of expressive emojis inside the screen. The emoji-based design “make[s] way for a new wall of contemporary emotion…serving as a present-day expression while acknowledging the past and looking towards the future,” says Adams.</div>

Your Own Channel

Jess Snow

<div><em>A Daughter Migrates Towards the Mother Earth</em> speaks to the movement of immigration, and the way that it intersects with family experience</div>

A Daughter Migrates Towards the Mother Earth

It Is What It Is

MadC

<div><em>Reading Between the Lines</em> (RBTL) is a project developed by Mural Arts to highlight some of the core design elements – color, line, value, pattern, and typography – that are inherent in graffiti art. Through classroom, and on-site interventions with professional artists, youth learn the theory and application of these design elements.</div>

Ernel Martinez

<div>Musician John Coltrane is such an important part of Philadelphia history that we had to paint him twice. When our original Coltrane mural was lost several years ago, we knew we had to keep his story alive in this city with another bold piece of art. Why We Love Coltrane is artist Ernel Martinez’s interpretation of Coltrane’s legacy: the Philadelphian inspired an entire generation of jazz musicians and changed the world of music forever. He is an important reminder of the power that one individual can have in their community. The mural shows him as a larger-than-life figure against a dream-like, colorful cityscape and stage scene, including a historical marker painted right onto the wall.</div>

Why We Love Coltrane

<div>Our Porch Light program continued their partnership with the Kirkbride Center, an inpatient behavioral health facility in West Philadelphia, for this dramatic new mural from artist Eric Okdeh. The phrase “the only way out is through” speaks to the process of healing and gaining clarity, moving through a difficult time and coming out the other side.</div><div><em><br>The Only Way Out Is Through</em> is the culmination of several months of workshops at Kirkbride, co-led by Okdeh and social worker Harini Reddy. Together, the artist and participants developed a design that humanizes the struggle of people dealing with addiction, and shines a light on underlying traumas with an additional quote: “We matter. We shouldn’t let our past define us, nor should we shut the door on it. Our experience is what allows us to be helpful, it is our testimony.” The person in the artwork is shown under layers of water and pattern, with one hand emerging in full color to evoke a moment of clarity.</div>

The Only Way Out is Through

El Seed

<div>The mural’s name, <em>Soul of the Black Bottom</em>, comes from the neighborhood’s history of demolition and displacement. Most of the original “Black Bottom” neighborhood was razed to make way for urban renewal in the 1960s, with thousands of residents displaced as a result, ranging in estimates from about 4,500 to 15,000 people. “Soul of the Black Bottom” is written in Arabic on the right side of the wall, while the following W.E.B. Du Bois quote appears in Arabic on the left side of the wall and on the brick wall:<br><br>"I believe that all men, black and brown and white, are brothers, varying through time and opportunity, in form and gift and feature, but differing in no essential particular, and alike in soul and the possibility of infinite development.<br><br></div>

Soul of the Black Bottom

Shira Walinsky

<div>This mural gives you the opportunity to learn thing or two about different languages. The mural has words in over 30 languages, depicted with images of what the word translates to.<br><br></div><div>Words depicted on this mural include things like “cloud” and “village.” Each bright-colored rectangle represents a different word and image that’s translated into numerous different languages.<br><br></div>

Language Labs

Takeoff

<div><em>Growth of a Metropolis </em>depicts the history of architecture in Philadelphia from 1682–2015, and brings Haas’ signature trompe l’oeil style to Old City. The south facing wall is a carefully curated collage of some of Philadelphia’s most iconic buildings. From Independence Hall to the Comcast Center, the mural displays the rich diversity of Philadelphia’s architectural history.</div>

Growth of a Metropolis

Patty Barrera

Brad Carney

<div>Extending a mural that was completed over a decade ago on the facade of Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Michelle Ortiz has been working with students at Kensington CAPA and Edison/Fareira High School to create a new project called “Power of Positivity”. This project focuses on maintaining a positive outlook in the face of adversity and conflict. Ortiz led conversations and workshops with students focusing on eliciting the positive components of the problems we face. Many students participating in the project are forced to navigate neighborhood drug trafficking on their way to and from school. This problem, combined with the other issues plaguing low-income communities, and the recent nationwide awareness of police brutality in communities of color creates a climate difficult for young people to learn and grow. Through intentional conversations, mindfulness workshops,and art-making, Ortiz channeled students’ concerns into the mural. She had the youth concentrate on what they celebrate in their lives rather than what adversely affects them. This shift in thinking has allowed students to better understand the complexities of life and how to have agency in the choices they make. The mural also celebrates Congreso’s longstanding presence in North Philadelphia as haven, and a place to learn and grow.</div>

Power of Positivity

Cera

David Gordon

<div>This mural highlights the Work to Ride program where student athletes study and work at the barn in Fairmount Park in exchange for riding lessons and the opportunity to play interscholastic polo.</div><div><br></div>

Work to Ride

Peter Ferrari

<div>South Philadelphia’s Snyder Plaza is undergoing a metamorphosis into Swanson Walk: new buildings, new stores, and, in an exciting twist, a brand new art zone, thanks to a new partnership between Mural Arts and The Goldenberg Group.&nbsp;</div>

Joe Boruchow

Under the Interstate

<div>Completed on September 30th, 2016 - This mural was done to show how representation and buzzing abstraction meet. From the artist - "The black lines and white spaces represent connections and pathways between three distinct realms - red, blue, and yellow. The primary colors are used to symbolize particular outlooks and perspectives. I hope that people will be open to more than one way of seeing and communicating."</div>

Instruction Sight

James Daniel Burns

<div>This mural is a recreation done by the artist after the original was destroyed in a fire on November 11, 2016. It was commissioned by the Community Wellness Project in order to raise awareness for mental and emotional health. The mural depicts an Enso Circle - a type of active meditation, along with images of natural elements by locals. Now just along the mural is a restaurant that extends the mural onto the wall.&nbsp;</div>

Sanctuary

<div>Done on June 30th, 2004 - this mural is dedicated to Herman Wrice. He was a popular community organizer and creator of Wrice Process - where residents of the neighborhood directly confronted drug dealers in the area. His famous saying was "Up with hope. Down with Dope." He also created MAD or Mantua Against Drugs and led marches against the dealer to create a safer and drug free neighborhood. Now his son, Tony Wrice, helps carry on his father legacy.&nbsp;</div>

Herman Wrice

Ann Northrup

<div>Done on October 15th, 2009 - this mural&nbsp; was inspired by two very different locations, Lancaster PA and Perugia Italy. Create for Vetri Restorante by Jame Beard - the artist matched the idyllic vision as the chefs venue itself. The restaurant philosophy is "that a great good experience is all about the feelings and environment you are in at the time" and Northrup hopes for visits to "dive into the space and recall their own serendipitous and wonderful outdoor experience with food and friends."&nbsp;</div>

Taste of Summer

Gaia

<div>Done on August 1, 2013 - this mural is the 5th and last in the Goldman properties series and dedicated to a legend in architecture and urban planning - Edmund Bacon. The abundant use of light colors, such as white and grey, help the beautiful portrait to stand out for blocks. In the mural, Bacon gazes down at those traveling the streets of the city that he helped drastically shape.</div>

The Father of Modern Philadelphia

Eli Sudback

Christophe Hamaide Pierson

<div>Done on August 31st, 2011 - this mural is the second in the Goldman properties series. Created with students from the Hawthorne Rec Center and Mastery Charters Shoemaker Campus, this piece is meant as a visual performance done in the classroom then installed on the wall site with the avaf team.</div>

AVAF: All Very Amazing Fingers

Kenny Scharf

<div>Done on August 15th, 2011 - this mural is the first of the Goldman properties collaboration. The artist's goal here and in all his work is to reach out beyond the elitist boundaries of fine art and comment to popular culture throughout art. His work is inspired by TV, cartoons, and club culture.</div>

Philly Chunk Pack

Efrain Herrera

Thai Abdullah

<div>This mural was created for the Pennsylvania Legion of Families of those who were prisoners of war or missing in action.</div>

Defending our Honor

Marcus Balum

<div>Done on September 19th, 2016 - this mural is made up of 6000 photographs to those who used #mappingfreire. This project is a first for the program who used multimedia as its platform and was done by the Freire Charter School teachers, students, and Marcus Balum - the artist and NextFab members printed all the photos. The year long collaboration was meant to depict how students and Philadelphian's navigated the city.&nbsp;</div>

Mapping Freire

John Lewis

<div>Done on November 26, 2001 - the great mural was dedicated to the Salvation Army depicted as the angel Gabriel blowing on his horn, calling service members and all to help those in need. Keeping religion is what the artists goal was to show sympathy.</div>

The Harvest Field

Jetsonorama

Ursula Rucker

<div>Done on June 6, 2014 - this mural actually shows the artist Ursula Rucker. Jetsonorama has very much admired the artist and they had then started working together. Both artists had worked with students (Rucker on poetry and Jetsonorama on portraits) from Sayre High School - with the theme being love. This mural was then created with her portrait with one of her well known and inspirational poems.&nbsp;</div>

You Go Girl

<div>Done in 2016 - this mural was dedicated to the "father of jazz guitar" and fellow Philadelphia, Eddie Lang. Located on 7th and Fitzwater, it was just a few steps from his boyhood home. Along side him is a "band" of those who he composed music with - Richard Barnes (who started Eddie Lang day in Philadelphia), Louis Armstrong, his partner Joe Venuti, and more. Also, behind him is a poster of the James Campbell school where he learned how to play.&nbsp;</div>

Eddie Lang

<div>Done on September 1, 2013 - this mural was sponsored by the Porch Light Program to inspire and stop the increased violence in troubled neighborhoods within the city. The artist wanted to grasp the issue of violence and trauma among youths. The projects goals is to show the young participants and viewers that they are survivors not victims and that involvement leaves a lasting impact. The image depicts three kids on a boat on rough waters making their way to the light - showing no matter the struggle, stay strong and you'll survive.&nbsp;</div>

I am the Atlanic

Ben Volta

<div>Done on July 16, 2014 - this mural is of a gramophone and the music played for the music venue, Union Transfer. The creators of this mural first explored the interior and took hundreds of pictures. They then drew over the photographs and pulled the drawings together create the design now shown. Most of the designs are purely decorative while others have embedded meaning like the abstract portrait of a face with an X right alongside the needle of the gramophone. Overall this mural shows the color music gives along with positive energy.&nbsp;</div>

Amplify

<div>Done on January 20th, 2005 - this mural was created to raise awareness and support those affected by a disease that is called "the cancer that whispers" - sponsored by the Sandy Rollman Foundation, this is the first mural in the US to raise cancer awareness. This is a tribute to Rollman (pictured as the woman in green with a candle on a cliff), who passed away from advanced ovarian cancer at 33. Those depicted on the sides are woman helping women in struggle, while the 3 woman in the middle show hope and survivors. If you can spot it, there's also a little secret the artist notes - there's a figure in the cliff of a woman really in struggle and show how far cancer can go.&nbsp;</div>

Sandy's Dream

<div>Done in 2004 - this mural was meant to tell a story of the area. The artist went through great lengths interviewing the people in the community and studying its history. With what he discovered, what stood prominent is that the area use to be home to the glamorous Pearl Theatre, where legends like John Coltrane (man shown on the far left) performed. He also included Cecil B Moore and the wall of Girard College - the location where Moore famously protested the civil rights struggle. The young girl on the right presenting flowers is for the educators and mentors that fought for her education. The woman in the center is Pearl Mae Bailey - a famed singer from the 1930s who later in 1988 received the Presidency Medal of Freedom and served as an ambassador of the UN</div>

Ridge on the Rise

<div>Done in 2001 - on the former YMCA building&nbsp; in Germantown, Philadelphia, this mural features 6 great women from the area with the motto "to empower women"<br><br>1. Maggie Kuhn - founder of the Gray Panthers<br>2. Louisa May Alcott - author and abolitionist<br>3. Sadie Tanner Alexander - first African American woman to go to law school at U Penn and become a member of the state bar association<br>4. Sarah Ward McLean - helped build Germantown's first YMCA<br>5. Clarice Gamble - first African American woman to get dictatorship of the YMCA<br>6. Dinah - freed slave who saved Stenton Manor from the British during the revolutionary war</div>

Women of Germantown

Odili Donald Odita

<div>Done on November 1, 2015 - this mural shows "the active role that citizens and organizations play in filling institutional voids present in under-served neighborhoods." The vibrant colors represents the active neighborhoods and communities, and promotes the potential locals have to push against the social struggle.&nbsp;</div>

Our House

<div>Done on October 1, 2016 - this is the third mural in the series done by the artist in the city. This one specifically, as noted by the artist - "the mural design and idea was through that machinery, to the curtains and drapery, to the fabric, to the tree, more as a symbolism, showcasing these hidden gems of history that have evolved and both of these speak to much for the urban fabric." The art depicts the historic use of the building and how its adopted to modern day - from creating tarps for wagons, for sailboats - into a thriving artists/business owners space.</div>

Industrious Light: Main Belting Company

<div>Done in 2008 - this mural honors W.E.B. Du Bois and Engine #11. Du Bois was a Harvard graduate who was a civilian rights activist and author. In this piece, it shows his work with Philadelphia's 7th Ward where he surveyed blacks living in the area in 1899, a census at the time. The location of this one is where one of the original 22 fire companies wereestablished in 1871 - and #11 became the African American firehouse in 1952.&nbsp;</div>

Mapping Courage

<div>Done on January 1, 2016 - this large mural measuring at 10,000 sq ft depicts the work of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas's to end slavery with the symbols on the child's shirt, African map to the left, and the American flag throughout. The young girl holding the orb has a woman rising from blue flames - she represents the young girl as a grown up and the ancestors who survived the holocaust who changes the lives of many that impact us to this day.&nbsp;</div>

Legacy

Hawk Krall

<div>Done in August 2016 - this mural is made of piece of the old and new Eraserhood. It shows the business and hustle of the city but close up, you'll see the little stories every area of this mural tells.</div>

Eraserhood

Martha Rich

<div>Done in 2016 - this mural is a true depiction of the artists style. She gets her inspiration for the quotes from people who parked or were walking by. She also took into account the history and graffiti within the neighborhood. As spoken from the artist - "It's a graphic presentation of messages, news, words, advertisements, conversations that we must process everyday."</div>

Can we call this life? Yes

Cesar Viveros

Larissa Preston

<div>Done on September 14, 2001 - this mural was created to show the social, industrial, and educational improvement for working woman by the New Century Guild. At the top is a depiction is Philadelphian - Eliza Turner. She was the founder of the group in 1882, who pioneered woman in the workforce efforts. She's wearing a mask due to the social pressures and dilemmas woman had faced in their progress. Very lightly, the mural has the words "Equal jobs and Education opportunities".&nbsp;</div>

Woman in Progress

Willis Humphrey

<div>Done on June 20th 2011, this mural is considered the entrance to Brewerytown on Girard Ave and depicts what makes this North Philadelphia neighborhood great. You see a sun shining down on the iconic trolley, college, and Girard Ave architecture. This wall was chosen because its the gateway to the street of shops and restaurants. The design of the mural was done throughout resident meetings to see what they wanted shown on the wall since its in tribute to those living in the community. Fun Fact, Jane Golden's favorite part is the sun!</div>

Move Forward

Willis Nomo

<div>Done in 2000, and later revisited in 2015 - this mural is dedicated to the African American artist, Dox Thrash. Located just a block away from the old Pyramid Club where he played a major role. The original mural on 25th and Cecil B Moore 3 years prior was blacked out by the house owners after a foreclosure. This new creation shows Thrash's art along with his story as a man from the south who traveled the country as a Vaudeville, was a buffalo solider in WW1, moved to Philly, and worked in the shipyard. On the right of the mural, you can see the depiction of how he pioneered the carborundum printmaking. The quote below was even carbon transferred.&nbsp;</div>

Tribute to Dox Thrash

<div>Done on October 1, 2004 - this mural celebrates the African American poets' journey. The poets path starts with two women, one pouring water into the ground and the other playing an instrument. The winds then flow through the American cotton fields where blues and jazz musicians are playing. The journey continues into the present with a poetry reading. Within this mural are phrases from six different poets highlighting how important imagery and words are in a poets life.&nbsp;</div>

A Celebration of Poetry

Paul Santr

<div>Done on May 1, 1999 and was recently repainted, this mural was done brighter and more beautiful the ever. Of course the main focus of this one is the large blue/purple iris flower with each window depicting a different areas.</div>

Wild Iris

<div>Done in 2006 - this mural was inspired by the movie and book "Pay it forward" by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Sarantitis used this inspiration to recognize historical figures who have, in the truest way, paid it forward - like MLK pictured in the center and Harriet Tubman in the upper left. Also, this painting was one of the first to experiment with "build outs" or extensions with wood/metal to allow murals to push past the boundaries of just the walls. From the artist "it's really about today's young generation gaining from history, from their ancestors - the idea of giving something that's been given to you. it's kind of simple in the intent to have her have the strength to lead her community, and find that strength from people from the past."&nbsp;</div>

Promised Land

Brian Senft

<div>Done on June 30, 2005 - this hidden mural unfortunately doesn't have much behind it. However, the beautiful painting works in conjunction with another mural across the street to act as a "book end" frame as the entrance to north Patton St.&nbsp;</div>

Artworks in Philadelphia