the words:
I’m afraid there are none. Even in person, I couldn’t make out the signature on this tile mural on display
at the museum. The only person there was the guard and he wasn’t exactly a fount of information.
(linked to Monday Mural)
the words:
I didn’t see an artist’s signature on the mural decorating three sides of the shack. It wasn’t open when we drove by, but I believe they rent water toys, and loungers and umbrellas to beachgoers.
(linked to Monday Mural)
the words:
one of two dead Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles we came across on the beach; I reported both of them to the NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources. With trails of blood on its face, the sight of this dead sea turtle was heartbreaking, but too gruesome to post in color … hence the B&W treatment.
To read about our first encounter with this critically endangered species,
click here to go to the blog posting.
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the words: (description taken from nearby signage)
The Promenade: “This mural is a living history of Bay St Louis.
Beginning on the left, Native Americans move along the shore and fish from dugout canoes.
Next, Bienville arrives by ship in 1699 and comes to shore with our French ancestors.
The marriage ceremony represents the joining of the past and the future.
The 20th century is represented by the train and boat.
The past advances into modern times as contemporary people view our
historical roots from the upper level.”
The mural is the vision and work of artist John McDonald;
completed in 1997 and survived Hurricane Katrina.
(More info, including the project proposal can be found here.
According to a note by the artist, the paint film was compromised when the
mural was partially submerged by Katrina’s storm surge.)
(linked to Monday Mural)
the words:
This utility box mural is at the end of the Canal Streetcar Line that goes to City Park. It is the
newest addition to the "New Orleans Street Gallery” project undertaken by Community Visions Unlimited. The CVU website describes the project as being “aimed at creating beauty and economic development through works of art.” The boxes are painted by local artists as well as members of the community.
I like how Joseph Pierson incorporated scenes from the immediate area into his mural —
the streetcar, which has its final stop at this point; a live oak tree and geese from City Park,
which is across the street; and the equestrian statue of Confederate General Beauregard,
which is in the center of the traffic circle.(I did not photograph the fourth side of the utility box; people were seated on the
benches on that side, and I opted not to bother them.)
(linked to Monday Mural)
[the words: American Alligators]
