December 5, 2007
Harvey Milk Mural at 575 Castro
Andy at Towleroad sent us this update on the magnificent, color-blasted mural over at Given, which used to be Castro Camera, Harvey Milk's former headquarters/living space. (Why, we were just there the other day to find those poo & pee dolls for a friend's one-year-old. We completely failed to notice this piece going up.)
Given's owner, Nick Romero, commissioned this mural for his store to memorialize the slain city supervisor. (Other than a sidewalk plaque in front of the store, that wasn't much to let customers or the curious know that this was the place where Milk lived and a earned the title Mayor of Castro Street.) Pretty nifty, eh? That will help sell some poo and pee dolls for sure.
But wait -- there's more! After the jump, see how the mural whimsically highlights Milk's violent death.
Ka-bam!
Image credit: Towleroad
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Well, at least it acknowledges what happened.
Kind of reminds me of the Robert Arneson statue of Moscone: both pieces display some of the warmth/character of the subject, while noting how and why they're not with us any longer.
http://www.comtogether.com/art/miscpix/moscone.htm
He's lookin fine with that Chester pornstache.
Oh I passed by that just the other day. The shop itself is one of those "why do I need this" art-trinket stores that are in such short supply in the Castro these days.
There's also a slogan painted above it -- something about "if I am shot in the head let the bullet destroy every closet door," which I find even more depressing than the picture of the gun, since it sure hasn't worked out that way.
if I am shot in the head, please call for medical attention.
Before or after we paint your mural?