In October 2015, Shepard Fairey and his team painted a mural on the side of our LEED Platinum office building, near the corner of 15th and Race Streets in Philadelphia.
Photo by Chris Mohr
Entitled “The Stamp of Incarceration: Amira Muhammad,” the mural was one of two that Fairey created on the topic of mass incarceration and reentry into society. The two murals were commissioned by The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program as part of a temporary, major citywide exhibition of public art called #OpenSourcePHL. Friends Center’s mural remained in place two years after the exhibit closed.
Read more about the two Shepard Fairey murals on the #OpenSource website.
Dedication
The mural was dedicated by the Mural Arts Program on December 1, 2015, in a ceremony at Friends Center. Amira Muhammad spoke, as did Mayor Elect Jim Kenney. We hope to upload photos soon. See the event invitation here.
Media Coverage
- CBS Philly/KYW-AM: Mural Arts Portrait of Former Inmate, Now out and Thriving, Installed on Wall at Friends Center
- Billy Penn: Why street artist Shepard Fairey worked with prisoners on his new murals
- Metro Philadelphia: New Shepard Fairey mural calls attention to life after prison
- Daily News: Shepard Fairey’s latest mural calls attention to prison reform