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01-Nov-2020

1320 H Street NE

This was my fourth trip to this place, hoping to get a picture with the windows closed. Finally, on a rainy day, they were. The sign is for a Burmese restaurant. It was painted by prolific DC murals artist Ankiekan Udofia, much of whose work appears in my DC murals gallery.

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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.

419 8th Street SE, posted earlier:

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1/1157s f/1.8 at 4.2mm iso32 full exif

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Zoltán Balogh11-Nov-2020 09:47
That's a very powerful mural! V
barbarajoy10-Nov-2020 01:17
A powerful statement in many ways and particularly for democracy. Great image from your phone! V
victorswan09-Nov-2020 19:38
lovely this image Helen, for me it may be a symbol for america together we are strong, BV
Julie Oldfield07-Nov-2020 16:31
A strong message so well captured. V
Dave Petersen Photography07-Nov-2020 13:35
A sign of our times and current social movements. Since you posted this image this could also speak to the power of the vote. V
Nirvan Hope07-Nov-2020 01:51
Blue power!
Apostolos Tikopoulos06-Nov-2020 18:49
Great composition of this splendid mural. V.
Jeff Real06-Nov-2020 18:22
This makes a powerful statement on many levels!
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Nestor Derkach06-Nov-2020 18:04
Nice wall art making a statement of power for peaceful protest nice looking gas meter that may need some pipe maintenance in the future.
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Martin Lamoon06-Nov-2020 17:02
This is a very striking piece of art.
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Tom Munson06-Nov-2020 16:44
Nice work, Helen.
hayl06-Nov-2020 16:10
A strong mural well executed and photographed.
bill friedlander06-Nov-2020 15:51
A fist with hearts around it makes a point. V
Blandine Mangin06-Nov-2020 15:37
une très belle œuvre ! v
danad06-Nov-2020 13:54
A fine presentation of these colorful murals. V.
John Hamers06-Nov-2020 09:22
Like this mural designed as a tryptich and also the wonderful colors. !!V
Isabel Cutler06-Nov-2020 07:28
A Democratic hand fighting back?
Raymond Ma06-Nov-2020 05:57
Love the colors and the well thought out design for a three pane mural. Persistence pays off. V
joseantonio06-Nov-2020 05:11
weell worth the effort...V.