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Sylvia Mendez & Carlos Hernandez; Memorial Tile Mural: Artist: Susan Cervantes, Mission, San Francisco
Unfortunately, I double exposed this shot, or this would be a more vivid picture of this great public art piece.
Here's some info about the memorial:
"a memorial to the teenagers Sylvia Menendez and Carlos Hernandez who were killed in the park in 1997. The bench was built from cedar and melted guns by Peaceful Streets' John Ricker who turns the metal from melted guns into artwork. It rests on a dove-shaped, painted tile walk-way designed and produced by Susan Cervantes and her staff at Precita Eyes Mural Arts. Composed of 900 tiles relating to the couple's lives, the tiles were hand painted by people of every age from every part of the community"
Taken from SF Parks website:
www.sfneighborhoodparks.org/parkhistories/precitapark.html
Copyright held by original artist
Sylvia Mendez & Carlos Hernandez; Memorial Tile Mural: Artist: Susan Cervantes, Mission, San Francisco
Unfortunately, I double exposed this shot, or this would be a more vivid picture of this great public art piece.
Here's some info about the memorial:
"a memorial to the teenagers Sylvia Menendez and Carlos Hernandez who were killed in the park in 1997. The bench was built from cedar and melted guns by Peaceful Streets' John Ricker who turns the metal from melted guns into artwork. It rests on a dove-shaped, painted tile walk-way designed and produced by Susan Cervantes and her staff at Precita Eyes Mural Arts. Composed of 900 tiles relating to the couple's lives, the tiles were hand painted by people of every age from every part of the community"
Taken from SF Parks website:
www.sfneighborhoodparks.org/parkhistories/precitapark.html
Copyright held by original artist