Memphis Art Project Image Collection

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This collection includes images and metadata gathered by the Memphis Art Project, a CODA funded arts outreach project that documents public art in Memphis.

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    Vance Metal Sculpture
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-24) Unknown
    This metal sculpture is found on Vance Ave near the Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library. At the top of a pole is an abstract contruction of what looks like scrap metal, all rusted.
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    K.R.I.T. Iz Here
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-25) Toonky
    Quantavious "Toonky" Worship painted this mural as part of the Southern Hospitality project to promote the new album of rapper Big K.R.I.T. A purple bust of the rapper wears a crown with his name and sunglasses that say "Iz" and "Here". A crown with "#multialumni" is to the right of him surrounded by purple and yellow stripes in the fashion of stained glass. There is a QR code in the bottom right to scan for information about the promotion. Murals for the same project were painted all over the US. It is located on Highland and Park in the Walgreens parking lot.
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    She Spoke Her Mind
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-24) Unknown
    This empowering mural can be found on the wall of the Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library on Vance Ave. It contains the phrase "She Spoke Her Mind" with Spoke underlined. All letters are in red and blue. Two red dots sit next to the beginning of the phrase.
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    TSUKi
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Kawaguchi, Casey
    This work by Casey Kawaguchi can be found in the upper levels of Crosstown Concourse. It was made as part of The Moonpie Project, a rotating mural series curated by artist Michael Roy in memory of muralist Brad Wells. A woman in a red samurai outfit and dots under her eyes looks out in front of a large white circle, perhaps the moon. Smoke rises from behind her.
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    Memphis Bicentennial Sign
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-14) French, Tylur
    The colorful Memphis sign resides at the tip of Mud Island with a view of the Memphis skyline. Each large letter has a differnt bright color on its side, while each face is white. Officials with the Memphis River Parks Partnership, who oversaw the new sign, said their goal was to get more people to visit the area.
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    High Cotton
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-24) Unknown
    You can get a view of this mural from the intersection of Madison Ave and South Main Street. A white cotton ball is in the middle of a yellow background. Below it and above it are curved geometric patterns in red, orange, and white.
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    Isaac Hayes Mural
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-14) Bullock, Jamond
    This mural by Jamond Bullock (AlivePaint) depicts Isaac Hayes, singer-songwriter and one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records. His head is painted in black and white and looks out from in front of a multicolored and patterned background. It can be found at 745 E McLemore.
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    Blues Box
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-24) Unknown
    This electric box painted with instruments can be found on Maggie H. Isabell St. near The Brass Door. The instruments are abstract and made of many colors. The rest of the box is a bright blue.
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    Hotel Indigo Blues Mural
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-24) Marshall, Brandon
    This mural by nosey42 can be found in the lobby and garage of Hotel Indigo. It features prominent figures and images of the Blues looking out or playing their instruments. The whole mural is made of purples and blues.
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    Johnny Cash Statue
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-14) McCarthy, Mike
    This statue was unveiled to the public on June 12, 2019. The life-size statue can be found at 999 S. Cooper outside the venue of Johnny Cash�s first ever public performance. The project was organized by the nonprofit group Legacy Memphis. A life-size depiction of Johnny Cash shows him in a shirt and pants, holding his guitar while resting it on the ground.
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    Head Cart
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-12) Beeman, Pete
    The interactive sculpture honors how transportation has been a catalyst for growth and change in Binghampton. The National Endowment for the Arts, Binghampton Development Corporation and Urban Art Commission for supported this project, which is found at 2542 Broad Ave. Four tall, then heads sit in conversation with speech and thought bubbles cut out of them. The cart has wood in the middle to sit on while the wheel on one end is cranked and it moves down the guided path.
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    Dreadgod Moonpie
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Munro, Robin
    This work created by Robin Munro (dreadgod) can be found outside Crosstown Concourse as of June, 2019. It was made as part of The Moonpie Project, a rotating mural series curated by artist Michael Roy in memory of muralist Brad Wells. On one side, a curvy blue deisgn is set on a grey background with yellow squares floating around it. On the other, a bearded man and a green dragon look out on a desert landscape. In the blue cloudy sky, two more shadowy dragons can be seen.
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    We R Equals
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-12) Bullock, Jamond
    This large mural by Jamond Bullock (AlivePaint) can be found in the heart of downtown Memphis in Barboro Alley. On one side, a ballet dance raises a leg over her head while aman in black and white is jumping above her. Above them is a green eye looking out, a dove, and the word "Hope". Behind them are mulitcolored geometric patterns. On the other side is a blue hand reaching up to a nother hand. Each has a symbol on the arm. On either side of them is a group of black figures walking and waving. They are also surrounded by multicolored geometric patterns. It was created in partnership with ServiceMaster and the Downtown Memphis Commission.
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    SprayArt Crosstown
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) sprayart901
    This mural by Bret James II (sprayart901) can be found across the street from Crosstown Concourse. Three black roses are surrounded by traingles with spots of colro where they overlap. To the right is a large triangle with a swirl of rainbow color.
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    Birdcap Crosstown
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Birdcap; RichT
    This mural can be found on the second floor of Crosstown Concourse near Crosstown Arts. The mural that this was painted over was also by Birdcap. Many mulitcolored creaturess and objects are all tangled up in this mural. Undernath the largest one is the phrase "No Kings" written in blue.
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    Old Growth
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Butler, Ben
    Old Growth was commissioned as one of three entry gateways to the Old Forest State Natural Area in Overton Park. It can be found off East Parkway. It is a gift of Henry & Lynne Turley and Bill & Becky Deupree. Built from layers of hand-cut and welded plate steel, the archway�s form is highly evocative of familiar patterns of natural growth. The outward accumulation of layers mimic a myriad of organic forms - fungi, fossils, and more. While they suggest the annual growth rings of trees, they are not content in illustrating a single organism, but rather strive to evoke a universal natural process.
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    Rise Up
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Colburn, Shea
    Middle school students from Humes Preparatory Academy worked with local artist Shea Colburn to complete a mural on the fa�ade of a blighted building at 989 Looney Street. The idea stemmed from a partnership between the Klondike-Smokey City Community Development Corporation, UrbanArts, Crosstown Arts and the Mayor�s Innovation Delivery Team, as another installment of the Delivery Team�s 25 SQ project. The word "rise" can be seen followed by a large green upward arrow. Other images such as people holding hands, an eye, a head, and flowers are also present.
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    Carpet Sculpture
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Unknown
    This unnamed sculpture is made of stacked carpet in cool colors with a hole cut out at the bottom, filled with logs. In this way, it resembles a chimney. It can be found on an upper level at Crosstown Concourse.�
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    Niyankor
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-13) Evans, Thomas
    This work by Thomas Evans (Detour) can be found in the lobby of Crosstown Concourse. It was made as part of The Moonpie Project, a rotating mural series curated by artist Michael Roy in memory of muralist Brad Wells. A woman with short hair, a nose piercing, and hoop earrings looks up. Her face and the background are made of reds, blues, and greens.
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    CLTV Melrose Mural
    (Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019-06-11) Matthews, Lawrence; George, Amber
    Students in The CLTV after school program came together with two local artists to design, paint and install two murals in Orange Mound with a partnership with Explore Bikeshare. This one is located near Melrose high school. The blue head of a boy smiles and has two wings with flaming eyes. Two large arms surround him, one holding a paintbrush and the other an orange with an eye. behind the latter is a leg with a red show and another hand with an orange symbol in it. To the left is a green camera and a hand on an open book.
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