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We Stand with You
The mural on July 30, 2021
ArtistChristian Grijalva
Year2020 (2020)
Subject
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°33′03″N 122°39′43″W / 45.5507°N 122.6619°W / 45.5507; -122.6619

We Stand With You is a 2020 mural of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor by artist Christian Grijalva, installed in Portland, Oregon.

Description

The mural by Christian Grijalva (also known as Firekat G) [1] appears on the exterior of a grocery store along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Failing Street in northeast Portland's King neighborhood. [2] [3] The painting depicts Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and shows protesters holding signs with phrases like "strength," " black lives matter," and "let us breathe". According to the artist, "the rainbow abstract shapes are a nod to the LGBTQ community". [4]

History

The mural was originally painted over seven days in June 2020, [2] [4] in support of the George Floyd protests. [3]

The painting was defaced in July 2021, with vandals covering faces in white paint and stenciling Patriot Front's website. [2] [5] Grijalva hosted a "paint party" to restore the mural; approximately a dozen people participated. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Acker, Lizzy (2021-07-25). "Portland mural honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery defaced with white supremacist graffiti". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. ^ a b c "White Nationalists Defaced a Northeast Portland George Floyd Mural". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ a b "Artist creates mural in NE Portland honoring George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor". KPTV.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ a b "Artist hopes Northeast Portland mural will inspire others". KATU. 2020-06-19. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ "NE Portland came together to repair defaced mural honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery". KGW. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  6. ^ Braine, Theresa. "White supremacists deface Oregon mural honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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