Creator
The Velvet Bandit
Rights Holder
Artist Instagram: @thevelvetbandit
Title
No School Shootings
Coverage
Santa Rosa
Spatial Coverage
California
Temporal Coverage
United States
Date
2021-03-13
Format
wheatpasting (graffiti art)
Subject
School; Shootings; Online learning
Contributor
SC
Source
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMXYb6Fl_rk/?igshid=d3zifd6b3o8c
Description
A wheatpaste piece, adhered to a wood panel, depicting a girl wearing a yellow dress with a white apron, a blue medical mask, and a graduation cap. She is holding a bright red heart, and another smaller heart appears sewn on the skirt of her dress. The larger heart reads "No school shootings," in reference to the US record of no school shooting in the headlines for a record of 365 days due to the pandemic. The smaller heart reads "Thx Covid-19."
Instagram caption from the artist: "Although this past year was unlike anything any of us have ever experienced, along came some silver linings like not having a school shooting in the headlines for a record 365 days.
This piece was left untouched in Railroad Square in Santa Rosa for several months until it was taken down and an outdoor dining patio was created to accommodate the new guidelines for outdoor eating."
Instagram caption from the artist: "Although this past year was unlike anything any of us have ever experienced, along came some silver linings like not having a school shooting in the headlines for a record 365 days.
This piece was left untouched in Railroad Square in Santa Rosa for several months until it was taken down and an outdoor dining patio was created to accommodate the new guidelines for outdoor eating."
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
UAM-C19_0682
Original Format
paper