A mural painted by Jameel Parker in 2002 on the side of a Walgreen's building in Dorchester. The mural includes portraits of community members, including children, elders, and individuals wearing police uniforms, basketball jerseys, and professional suits. Some portraits are painted in color, others are in black and white. The mural also depicts Charles Walgreen, who is not from Boston and yet is included due to the location of the mural. Some historically significant buildings are painted between the portraits.
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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.
