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17-Oct-2020

Alley off 8th Street SE

This mural wasn’t on the tour, but we found it in an alley with other murals that were. At least it didn’t have any trashcans right in front of it!

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The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is offering a new walking tour, this time featuring murals around the Hill, about which they say:

“Capitol Hill is home to many dazzling (some, quite literally) works of art, painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. Some murals are well known to the community – but we’ve included them because we love them and the Mural Tour wouldn’t be complete without them. Others may be familiar only to their immediate neighbors. Several of them have been on view for decades but many are more recent, including those that are part of the DC Statehood Murals project. A couple are on the sidewalk. One is not actually a mural at all but it’s art on the exterior of a structure, so no reason not to give it the attention it deserves. … Art is always best appreciated in person; particularly true in this case where the scale and placement of the work made photography a challenge.”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

515 15th Street NE, posted earlier:

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1/675s f/2.0 at 6.0mm iso20 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Julie Oldfield31-Oct-2020 15:46
Very compelling. V
Jeff Real31-Oct-2020 14:06
Another really fascinating addition to this fine and fun gallery!
V
Raymond Ma31-Oct-2020 02:36
Love this style of art...it reminds me of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's work. V
Hank Vander Velde31-Oct-2020 01:56
A beautiful bright and colorful mural to brighten up the Alley.
Industrial Heritage30-Oct-2020 13:52
Great colors and design. I think you love photographing this streetart as much as I do
Graeme30-Oct-2020 13:05
A vibrant mural that stands out from the crowd, Helen.V
Tom LeRoy30-Oct-2020 12:15
Sure makes a statement! Well seen and taken. V
John Hamers30-Oct-2020 10:56
Wonderful design of this mural with lovely colors. Well captured V!
hayl30-Oct-2020 10:48
Nice way to spruce up an alley.
Blandine Mangin30-Oct-2020 07:41
belle fresque murale ! v