mural painting and decoration

Photographs and text explain Roy Lichtenstein's creation of a five-storyhigh mural for The Equitable Life Assurance Society building.

"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--.

Nico doesn't have to join the Army to see the world--that's what younger brother Luis tries to show by painting a mural in the neighborhood alley. But Nico is deployed and his small brother paints the world in the alleyway to hold on to him.

"Quincy wants to blend in at chameleon school but his daydreams always make him stand out, which is sometimes a good thing"--OCLC.

Debate has long raged over whether graffiti can be considered an art form. Its illegal nature has caused many people to denounce it, while others contend that a work does not have to be legal to be art. The heart of the question is, what defines art? Informative text discusses competing views on the issue, presenting all sides of the debate to help readers form their own opinions. Engaging sidebars spotlight graffiti artists such as the famous Banksy, while eye-catching photographs provide examples of some of the most original graffiti designs.

Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors.

On the way back from the neighborhood store, young Sof?a is drawn to a realistic mural of Old San Juan. The painting seems to come to life and Sof?a dances, sings, and conquers her fear of the trickster character in the mural before being called back home by her mother.

Presents color photos of more than one hundred murals by African-Americans--and several by non-African-American artists--spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. Also includes essays on the genre and its history, photos of many pre-1960s murals, a state-by-state location list of murals by African-Americans, a chronology of major historical events, and a bibliography.