MURAL ARTS PROGRAM
PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION
www.muralarts.org
www.gophila.com/murals
215/686-8366

Established in 1984 (initially as an anti-graffiti initiative), the Mural Arts Program has created more than 2,000 painted walls. This extraordinary, nationally recognized program emphasizes collaboration between the artist and the community—resulting in bold, colorful compositions that have altered the architectural landscape of the city and fostered civic pride. In the words of director Jane Golden, the murals "serve to provoke thought, to inspire dreams, to bear witness, and to remind people that they are part of a larger world." In 1996, the program became part of the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. Murals locations near Tour Stop 9 include:

3200 B Street, at West Allegheny Avenue (south side of Stetson Middle School)
TROPICALIA
Artists: Paul Santoleri, Geraldine Stanley-Hegne. Completed 2000.
Notes: The mural is based on drawings that Paul Santoleri made as a artist-in-residence in the Dominican Republic. This school originally served children of John B. Stetson Hat Manufactory (see Tour Stop 6). Santoleri incorporated Stetson hats into the design, to give a notion of the past and the present at the same time. The title, “Tropicalia,” refers to a Brazilian musical movement.
Sponsor: The William Penn Foundation

341 West AlleghenyAvenue
MY FRIENDS IN THE JUNGLE
Artist: Kevin McDevitt. Completed 2001.
Sponsors: City of Philadelphia, Forest C. Lattner Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Surdna Foundation, The William Penn Foundation.

Tropicalia. Mural by Paul Santoleri and
Geraldine Stanley-Hegne.

Tropicalia. Mural by Paul Santoleri and Geraldine Stanley-Hegne.

My Friends in the Jungle. Mural by Kevin McDevitt.

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