The city will soon paint over a mural of a smiling Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in a major U.S. city, on the side of the eponymous recreation center in Duboce Park.
The colorful depiction of the former supervisor has faded over time due to the sun's rays. It will soon be a mere memory as the city's Recreation and Park Department is renovating the aging building, and the plans do not call for saving the mural on the south-facing wall along Duboce Street.
Already the lower portion of the mural is obscured by the construction of a new staircase for the building. Within the next six to eight weeks, the contractors are expected to paint over the remaining portion of the public artwork.
In its place will be two different art installations honoring Milk and his legacy created by the artistic team of Susan Schwartzenberg and Michael Davis. The most visible to passersby will be installed on the rec center's east-facing wall overlooking the park.
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The colorful depiction of the former supervisor has faded over time due to the sun's rays. It will soon be a mere memory as the city's Recreation and Park Department is renovating the aging building, and the plans do not call for saving the mural on the south-facing wall along Duboce Street.
Already the lower portion of the mural is obscured by the construction of a new staircase for the building. Within the next six to eight weeks, the contractors are expected to paint over the remaining portion of the public artwork.
In its place will be two different art installations honoring Milk and his legacy created by the artistic team of Susan Schwartzenberg and Michael Davis. The most visible to passersby will be installed on the rec center's east-facing wall overlooking the park.
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