Transcript of Painted Dreams: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Painted Dreams
Painted Dreams
Photographer Camilo José Vergara has spent his career photographing some of the poorest and most segregated communities in the U.S. Over the past
three decades, he has documented murals and signs, many featuring Martin Luther King Jr., in cities across
the country. In these hand-painted tributes, King appears in a variety of guises: as the everyman, the martyr, the mythic hero, alongside African-American and Latino heroes and, in recent years, in company
with President Barack Obama.
Gift of Life, Callowhill at Second Avenue, Philadelphia CAMILO JOSÉ VERGARA
One God, One Aim, One Destiny, Warwick Avenue by North Avenue, Baltimore Camilo José Vergara
Alley west of South Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles Camilo José Vergara
Frederick Douglass at West 154th Street, Harlem Camilo José Vergara
Avenue Laundromat, Central Avenue at Connecticut Avenue, Bridgeport Camilo José Vergara
Mott Haven Section, South Bronx Camilo José Vergara
I Have a Dream by T. Murdock, Oakwood, Chicago Camilo José Vergara
Mini Market, 150 East 23rd St., Los Angeles Camilo José Vergara
Abundant Life Ministries, 1406 Miller Ave., Oakland Camilo José Vergara
West Madison Street at Cicero Avenue, Chicago Camilo José Vergara
Roosevelt Road at Sacramento Avenue, Chicago Camilo José Vergara
The Original Bill Taco House by Debbie Husband, 219 East MLK Blvd., Los Angeles Camilo José Vergara
Palmer Street at Bulls Road, Compton Camilo José Vergara
656 Sutter Ave., East New York, Brooklyn Camilo José Vergara
AAA Party Store, East Warren Avenue at Lenox, Detroit, painted by Bennie White, 1993, photo 2009 Camilo José Vergara
South Side Chicago by B. Walker Camilo José Vergara
Because They Were Both Great Leaders, 17900 Woodward Ave., Detroit Camilo José Vergara
Frederick Douglass Boulevard at West 154th Street, Harlem Camilo José Vergara end
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