More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $39.00
Manufacturer: Temple University Press
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Description
More than twenty years ago, a New Jersey artist started a project for the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network that encouraged young people to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. Jane Golden could not have known that the Mural Arts Program (MAP) would become the nation's largest public art program and a model for programs throughout the country. With more than 2600 murals throughout Philadelphia, the program has brightened the lives of countless residents and tourists while providing a creative outlet for an astounding array of artists. MAP now works with more than 3000 students around the city, engaging them in a curriculum that teaches not only artistic skills but civic engagement and personal responsibility. In this sequel to the bestselling "Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell", published in 2002, "More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell" shares with the earlier work its beautiful color photography, along with profiles of the artists. Featured here is the remarkable story of an unlikely artistic collaboration - between boys who live in a residential facility, a community in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, and men who are incarcerated in a maximum-security state correctional facility. The 1/8 of a mile long mural they created, about balanced and restorative justice, was intended to help the young men give something back to a community they had harmed and help the community wrestle with issues around crime and violence. In the process of creating the mural, it became a life-changing experience for all involved. By recounting this story and the many others behind the works of art, "More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell" is as inspirational as it is beautiful.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-06-07
Summary: "a fantastic tease!"
This book offers a fantastic tease of a mere few of the outstanding, awe inspiring murals that this organization has produced. It makes me want to hit the streets of Philly to see them up close!
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2007-08-16
Summary: "Philadelphia Murals"
I love seeing these as I travel around and I thought I had seen all of them how wrong I was, buy the book and see what you have missed out seeing.
It is a great gift to some one new to the city in my view.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-06-05
Summary: "Loved it!"
Beautifully written with gorgeous pictures! A terrific gift or perfect for your coffee table... I had no idea the City's mural arts program was about so much more than art, it is about imroving the lives of the city's youth by beautifying their environment, keeping them off the streets, and providing a constant in often disrupted lives.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2006-12-08
Summary: "Even More Incredible!!!"
What's even more incredible about this book than the first "Philadelphia Murals" - is that they found even more spectacular murals - enough to fill a second book!!! And the stories that go with these murals are as heart-felt as the murals themselves!!!
Treat yourself to this book - well, both books - it is a present you won't ever regret!!! I wish I could buy them for you - I wish I had enough money to buy them for everyone!!!