Ann Arbor’s most famous mural: five authors, painted 1984. New on the same building: views of the town. |
The new mural with two scooters in front of it. The State Theater, depicted in the mural, is down the street. |
Detail from the new mural. |
The State Theater, 2021. |
The State Theater’s Grand Opening, 1942. (source) |
The most famous mural in Ann Arbor:
Five authors: Woody Allen, Edgar Allan Poe, Hermann Hesse, Franz Kafka, and Anaïs Nin. (Blog post here) |
And I even know where it is! You know, I've been in dozens of classic theatres in all sorts of places over time, but never the State. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of mural art. What a lovely mural. I am wondering what prompted the five authors mural. I think I need to take a look at your post about it.
ReplyDeleteWow these photos are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe new mural is amazing. Truly a work of art.
ReplyDeleteThe first pic is touching - mask...
ReplyDeleteP.S. the book is really good (Jubilee) - thank you.
What amazing murals. I think I appreciate the one showing your city even better than the five people. That one is incredible. Great, great mural art, Mae.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love these pictures. They are wonderful! Thank you for posting them.
ReplyDeletebeautiful murals... great shots
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ReplyDeleteAmazing it's still there. Plus a Nice new one
Je me souviens très bien du mural avec les cinq auteurs, et ce rajout avec ce trompe l'œil et toutes ces images à l'intérieur de l'image est très beau très astucieux et joyeusement coloré
ReplyDeleteBoth are great murals Mae.The city views are quite colourful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for contributing to Monday Murals.
I would love to see these!
ReplyDeletei love street art. this is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Thanks for sharing.
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