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[[File:Ron Taylor Beauty.jpg|center|thumb|800px|"Beauty" in September 1979]] | |||
'''"Beauty"''' was an [[List of Birmingham murals#Former outdoor murals|outdoor mural]] at 2112 [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. | '''"Beauty"''' was an [[List of Birmingham murals#Former outdoor murals|outdoor mural]] at 2112 [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. | ||
The 140-foot long mural was painted in the 1970s | The 140-foot long mural was painted in the 1970s by [[Martha Johnson]] as part of the [[Birmingham Mural Project]]. The colorful design featured large, fantastically-shaped flower motifs. The mural took up the entire west wall of the [[Birmingham Realty Annex]] building, then the home of the [[Greater Birmingham Arts Alliance]], facing a parking lot used by the [[Collateral Investment Company]]. The mural was still vibrant in [[1984]]. It was painted over before [[2007]]. | ||
[[Category:1970s works]] | [[Category:1970s works]] | ||
[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham Mural Project]] | [[Category:Birmingham Mural Project]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:38, 11 March 2024
"Beauty" was an outdoor mural at 2112 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham.
The 140-foot long mural was painted in the 1970s by Martha Johnson as part of the Birmingham Mural Project. The colorful design featured large, fantastically-shaped flower motifs. The mural took up the entire west wall of the Birmingham Realty Annex building, then the home of the Greater Birmingham Arts Alliance, facing a parking lot used by the Collateral Investment Company. The mural was still vibrant in 1984. It was painted over before 2007.