Creative Solutions
Tag: East Harlem
Here I Stay
Graveyard of Mascots
between
Hydrating
Doorbell
Oblique Wall of Fame
Nuevo Caribeño
Dos Alas
Another stop on our Jane’s Walk tour.
The Dos Alas Mural was created in 1999 by the Ricanstruction Network and the members of the youth organization Puerto Rico Collective. It depicts the portraits of Pedro Albizu Campos and Che Guevara.
Onlookers
Appraising a troupe of white tourists from downtown, come to see the murals of East Harlem.
Cubist Graffiti
Social Art
Everyone’s a critic!
Three Yellows
Olympia Horseshoe
Paraphrasing Stephen Dædalus’ dictum from Ulysses, Art is a shout in the street.
Side panel of the base of a street light.
The People’s Art
Modesto Flores Garden
The Modesto Flores Garden on Lexington Avenue next to the East Harlem Cafe was the next stop on our Jane’s Walk. Portraits of Frida Kahlo and her sister-in-arts, Julia de Burgos in the background.
De La Vega
Signature on Pedro Pietri Mural painted by James De La Vega. You can see lots of pictures of the Jane’s Walks tour here.
La Vida en el Barrio
Next stop on our Jane’s Walk tour of East Harlem murals. This mural had a name, but I’ve forgotten what it was. Brick re-pointing has remove parts of the mural but there are hopes to restore it.