Mural created by members of the BYCC Red Shirts in 1995. The "Red Shirts," were a group working for the Boston Youth Cleanup Corps. The mural is painted on the outside wall of the Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts located in Dorchester. A painted green and black base is painted onto the brick of the building. A large red T-shirt is depicted in the center with about eight first and last names written within the borders of the T-shirt. Above the shirt white painted words read, "This mural was painted by members of the BYCC Red Shirts." To the left of the red t-shirt yellow painted words read, "Please Do Not Tag This Mural - Thanks, the "Red Shirts." At the very bottom of the mural, under the red T-shirt, white painted words read "July 1995" and "Paid for by the City of Boston under Mayor Menino."
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These photos were taken by photographers employed by the Boston Public Library during the summer of 2020, as a project to document public spaces in several Boston neighborhoods during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The photos depict murals, sculptures, commemorative plaques, painted electrical boxes, and other works of public art in Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End, and surrounding areas. The collection was donated to Northeastern University by the Boston Public Library, as part of the partnership between the institutions through the Boston Research Center.
