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Black Lives Matter street mural (Capitol Hill, Seattle)

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Not to be confused with Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall).
Black Lives Matter street mural
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Year2020 (2020)
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′55″N 122°19′08″W / 47.6153°N 122.3189°W / 47.6153; -122.3189

A "Black Lives Matter" street mural was painted in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington in June 2020.[1][2]

The text "Black Lives Matter" was first painted in large white letters on Pine Street between 10th and 11th avenues, during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.[3] After the letters began to deteriote, the mural was etched permanently into the road surface in September[4] and repainted with colorful, block letters, each contributed by a different artist.[5][6][7][8]

The "E" in "matter" featured representations of graffiti seen around the city, and its artist was criticised for having included the anti-police slogan ACAB, apparently without notifying other artists.[9]

Mural artists include Takiyah Ward and Kimisha Turner.[10]

The mural is maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation. To protect the pedestrian area, slower traffic lanes came to displace East Pine Street's curb parking. The work was refreshed in July 2022 and will require periodic maintenance over time.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "How the Black Lives Matter street mural came together on Seattle's Capitol Hill". The Seattle Times. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ "Acknowledging botched first effort, City of Seattle announces plan with artists to quickly remove and recreate longer-lasting Capitol Hill Black Lives Matter mural". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle. 2020-09-21. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ Keimig, Jasmyne. "CHOP's Black Lives Matter Mural Gets Scrubbed, Repainted, and Preserved". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ Browning, Paige (22 September 2020). "Made in the CHOP, Seattle's BLM mural to become permanent". www.kuow.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Seattle restores damaged Black Lives Matter mural made during CHOP". king5.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ "Seattle artists restore Black Lives Matter street mural on Capitol Hill with help from city". king5.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. ^ "Artists repaint Black Lives Matter mural on Capitol Hill". The Seattle Times. 2020-10-04. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  8. ^ Vansynghel, Margo. "16 artists, 1 message: Seattle's Black Lives Matter mural a year later | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ Miller, Cole (2020-10-08). "'Black Lives Matter' mural with anti-police messaging causes controversy in Seattle". KOMO. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  10. ^ a b "A permanent memorial to the 2020 protests, Capitol Hill's Black Lives Matter street mural gets fresh coat of paint". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News. 2022-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
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