murals to zora – albus cavus – eatonville March 12th, 2009
albus cavus (who we have written about before and is generaly awesome) is doing the painting of Eatonville, the yet to be opened restaurant on 14th St….
…Eatonville is owned by Andy Shallal of Busboys & Poets fame. B&P is named after Langston Hughes (the “busboy poet” from his time at the Wardman Park Hotel in the 1930′s). Eatonville is named after renouned author Zora Neale Hurston (Eatonville was the Florida city where she grew up). Hurston is a graduate of Howard University and is best known for “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”…
…various artists (w/the occasional little kid spray paint helper) are busy completing all of the artworks that will adorn Eatonville’s walls…
…artists are working in a variety of styles…using stencils w/hand detailing for what looks to be a Warholesque series,…
…some with ladders in precarious positions….
…HERE is a site about the events that they are hosting this weekend in the space (party on Friday and public viewing on Saturday). Check it out!
tags: DC, graffiti, mural, Nikon D50, U Street
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March 16th, 2009 at 6:48 am
awesome event, very impressed!!
March 17th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
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May 18th, 2009 at 8:12 am
[...] on Friday night but got there just after midnight and they were already in shut down mode (we blogged about the “interior decorating” here before). The space looks amazing and I know [...]
June 17th, 2009 at 9:00 am
[...] outside Eatonville on 14th St. I would realllllly like it if someone could chauffeur me around in [...]