Black Lives Matter street mural (Capitol Hill, Seattle)

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

Not to be confused with Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall).
Black Lives Matter street mural
Year2020 (2020)
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47.6153°N 122.3189°W / 47.6153; -122.3189

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]

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. 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. 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.
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