Black Lives Matter, Street mural in downtown Seattle, US
The Black Lives Matter mural is painted on the roadway of Fourth Avenue between Cherry Street and James Street, outside Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle. "Black Lives Matter" appears in black lettering, followed by "enough is enough" in red script. It was commissioned by community groups including the Center on Contemporary Art and the Onyx Fine Arts Collective, and designed by a muralist from the Seattle Department of Transportation.
The mural was painted outside Seattle City Hall along Fourth Avenue in 2021, not during the 2020 Capitol Hill protest. Community groups commissioned it, including the Center on Contemporary Art and the Onyx Fine Arts Collective, and a muralist from the Seattle Department of Transportation designed it; the department is expected to provide maintenance.
The mural was commissioned by community groups, among them the Center on Contemporary Art and the Onyx Fine Arts Collective. OFAC president Earnest D. Thomas described it as a reminder to leaders and all people of the need for systemic change in racial justice. The phrase "enough is enough" is painted in red script beside the black lettering.
The mural lies on Fourth Avenue between Cherry and James Streets, a working downtown block beside City Hall, so expect vehicle traffic and cross at the marked intersections. The painted roadway is best viewed from the sidewalks; the Seattle Department of Transportation, which designed the work, is expected to handle its maintenance.
The mural was commissioned by community groups, among them the Center on Contemporary Art and the Onyx Fine Arts Collective, whose president Earnest D. Thomas called it a reminder to leaders of the need for systemic change in racial justice. A muralist from the Seattle Department of Transportation designed it, and the department is expected to maintain it.
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