On June 18, 2020, Nick Lloyd painted the phrase "
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter (abbreviated BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people. Its primary concerns are incidents of police br ...
" in large bright yellow block letters on North Edison Street in
Portland, Oregon
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's
St. Johns neighborhood.
Description and history
Inspired by
Washington, D.C.
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's
Black Lives Matter Plaza
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, the mural spanned an entire block,
and had "detailed historic facts about the treatment of minorities in Portland" written in smaller text within individual letters.
The following text appeared within the letter "B":
Written on the letter "A" was "1923 — This neighborhood is 100% White. Over 9,000 belong to the KKK. The state bans Japanese and Chinese immigrants from owning property". A statement about when voters changed the
Constitution of Oregon
The Oregon Constitution is the governing document of the U.S. state of Oregon, originally enacted in 1857. As amended the current state constitution contains eighteen sections, beginning with a bill of rights. to eliminate the original ban on Black residents (2001) was written on one of the "T" letters, and another letter displayed the text "In 1988, PDX banks make only 9 mortgage loans in the district from Irvington to Woodlawn."
[
Lloyd did not seek permission to paint the mural, and city officials did not plan to remove the artwork, as of June 25.][ He said of his work:
The mural was vandalized in July 2020.]
See also
* 2020 in art
The year 2020 in art involved various significant events.
Events
* January 20 - Vincent van Gogh's '' Self-Portrait as a Sick Person'' (August 1889) from the collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo is verified ...
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