Monday, December 20, 2010

Monday mural: our artistic heritage

The 580 freeway underpass on Grand Avenue has a complicated mural dedicated to a history of Oakland artists.  It is too large to photograph in total.  Here I've featured the portion with Jack London over a night scene of Oakland.  Sorry, the mime is unknown to me.  The mural was done in 1984 by Galvez and Sklar with others.  It's situated kitty corner from the previously featured Grand Lake Theater.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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8 comments:

  1. Craig (Notes from the Cape)December 20, 2010 at 3:08 AM

    Very interesting painting. Would make a great record cover.

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  2. cieldequimperDecember 20, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    Love this as I love the author (no, not you! :-)but J. London!)

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  3. FrançoiseDecember 20, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    Très impressionnant.
    Bonne journée.

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  4. Leslie D.December 20, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    How cool is that..Jack London. My hero. Makes an exceptional mural. Merry Christmas to you by the way!

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  5. Bob CroweDecember 20, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    Just a little scary - a literary giant looking over his city. What if William S. Burroughs stood monster-sized over St. Louis?

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  6. JackDecember 20, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Interesting comments today. I wonder why Ciel doesn't love you.

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  7. MarkaDecember 21, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Nice mural. Jack London has written some really good books.

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  8. FranciscaDecember 23, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    Another super mural! But I have to admit I did not know about the author/activist Jack London (until just now reading the Wiki).

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