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☞ A colorful cameleon crawled on the ground under roses just below Princesa Xochitl's feet. ☞ The two parrots that were posed on a cut tree behind Princesa Xochitl. One had a red head, the other had a green head. ☞ A closer shot showing the leopard's face. Clearly, Princesa Xochitl could calm even a ferocious leopard. ☞ In the bottom right of the mural, just below a window, a sign describing the mural had been painted. It read in part, "La Princesa Xochitl, (La Flor mas bella del campo)" ☞ The Princesa Xochitl sat on a boulder with her arm around a leopard, with two parrots behind, and a large "Mission" sign next to her. View all

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☞ Up close it became obvious that the mural had been painted over a cinder block wall. ☞ A black, gray, and white rose mural was painted on a gray wall of a cinder block building, and drawn next to a gray gas meter. ☞ A large, black and white mural of a flower decorated the side of a building. The mural faced a parking lot and was visible to passing pedestrians, but not to passing cars. ☞ The mural as it looked by anyone peering just past a parked car. It was a striking image of a rose that would inject a bit of sweetness into anyone's day. View all

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☞ A later floral mural was painted on that wall. It carefully incorporated the earlier commercial mural into itself. ☞ The sign was a mural painted on the side of 1716 L Street, Sacramento, California. It read, "OLD SOUL CO." and "Roasters • Bakers • Artisans" and "☜ In The Alley". View all

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☞ The artist's signature was at the base of the mural. It indicated that the mural was by, "A.Lynn," or Amanda Lynn. The word, "Whaio" was sketched in pink below the signature. It was either the title of the mural, or was added later as a bit of graffiti. We chose to interpret it as the title. There was no indication of when (in what year) the mural was painted. ☞ An image of a woman, apparently bound, and reduced to a skeleton inside her clothes. The mural is narrow because it was painted on a narrow concrete pillar that formed part of the entrance to Alioto's Garage on Folsom Street. View all

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☞ The upper right of the mural showed a mirror image flag, stars, birds, and fish. But the words on this side were different, instead reading, "Cradle of the Deep." ☞ A Naval Flash is a symbolic representation of an identifying naval mark. Here it indicates a reproduction of a famous tattoo by Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, tattoo artist. ☞ The upper left corner of the mural the stars and stripes of a flag, with a "Rocked in The," banner over it. The banner emerged from the bordering rope. A distant star, sea birds, and a fish-like creature decorated the flag. View all

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☞ This mural was accented in red and featured a red bird on a red fruit tree being towed in a wagon behind a person wearing a red backpack with an owl on a perch. ☞ A person with a taco head sat cross legged on a platform and meditated while riding a three-wheeled bicycle. ☞ The bicycle just entering the scene on the left carried a crystal ball instead of handle bars. The bicycle in the center had an owl on a perch and towed a fruit tree in a wagon. ☞ A fence was erected to keep pedestrians away from renewal construction. The mural of abstract bicycle riders was printed on fabric and applied to that fence. The building behind the fence was labeled Snoopy. View all

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☞ Another design featured rectangles within rectangles, and curves within curves as part of its design elements. ☞ The right grouping of four designs faced rainbow strips on the facing wall. This right grouping appeared to be unique, yet each held similar designs and colors to their neighbors. ☞ The murals were painted on the back side of a tall brick building. They added color and lightness to an otherwise drab brick wall. ☞ This last shot is a closer look at the grouping of four designs. Notice the sharpness of the details, and the precise geometric elements. View all

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☞ A girl on a pogo stick was created from an electric pipe emerging from the ground and terminating at a metal box. With just a bit of paint, the dull box was turned into a delightful girl on a pogo stick. ☞ A metal bumper, intended to protect the corner of a concrete building, had been converted into a delightful image of a boy posed in a hand stand. Sadly he had posed so long that a plant grew over one hand, and dirt had given him the appearance of a tough beard. View all

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☞ The mural by Tavar Zawacki and this mural by Jorit Agoch shared a building. The mural by Jorit Agoch was to the right and on a different face of the building that that of Tavar Zawacki. ☞ A closer shot of the peace symbol. The eagle's face and wing were much clearer up close. The tail of the dragon's tail swooped in from the right. ☞ The mural depicted a peace symbol at the neck of the child. A dark eagle and a dark dragon wrestled for possession of the peace symbol. ☞ The sign that read, "Teach Peace," was cleverly drawn so that the three central letters were shared by both words. Above the sign was a flame, and below the sign was an infinity symbol. View all

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☞ The Johnny Cash mural by Frank Shepard Fairey as it could be glimpsed through trees. Some bare for winter, others evergreen. ☞ The Johnny Cash mural by artist Frank Shepard Fairey as viewed from the sidewalk of L Street while walking towards the mural. ☞ The Johnny Cash Mural was so large it was visible from far away, as per the example of this alley on a rainy afternoon. ☞ In the upper right of the Johnny Cash mural by Frank Shepard Fairey were the words, "Public Enemy." Next to the words was a symbol that resembled a grate over a street drain. ☞ In the upper left of the Johnny Cash mural was the expression, "United Prisoners Union, Bill Of Rights." View all

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☞ The street facing side of the decorated traffic control box had a more formal feeling than did the other three sides of the art. ☞ The decorated traffic control box was located just outside a hotel bar. It was a photo montage of sights and lights found around downtown Sacramento, California. ☞ The face of the traffic control box with its back to the street, targeted a face over an outline of the capital building. ☞ The end of the traffic control box facing down the sidewalk, with its back to the street. The design was reminiscent of the film Metropolis by Fritz Lang. View all

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☞ The rooster's tail feathers extended below the white board and rested atop the asphalt of the parking lot. The feathers were painted using careful details. ☞ Dan Young Kim's mural of a large rooster occupied almost the entire wall of the apartment building. The rooster appeared to stand on a white board attached horizontally to the side of the building. ☞ The rooster's head was painted in respectful detail. It comb, beak, eye, wattle and hackle were painted in precise detail in front of a white and gray designed background. View all