The People's Dragon
Dublin Core
Title
The People's Dragon
Subject
Automobile industry workers
Dragons in art
Robots
Dragons in art
Robots
Description
Depicts industrial workers working on a robotic dragon that is breathing fire and shooting laser beams from it's eyes. The Chinese characters roughly translate to "The dragon's name is Detroit, it will rise, and together we will make it powerful!" It is intended to be an homage to Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry Mural" located in the Detroit Institute of Arts museum. The "alla prima" technique was used to mix layers of paint that are often still wet to create this mixed media mural that uses both brushwork and spray paint.
Creator
Anthony Lee
Publisher
Murals in the Market
Date
Date Created: 2017
Date Photographed: 2021-11-29
Date Photographed: 2021-11-29
Format
Medium: Acrylic house paint, BEHR MARQUEE paint, Montana Gold (high pressure) spray paint, Montana Black (low pressure) spray paint, MTN 94 spray paint
Support: Brick and masonry
Extent: Approximately 20' x 45'
Support: Brick and masonry
Extent: Approximately 20' x 45'
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
DMM-2021-007
Has Version
Early images: instagram.com/p/BZri6ucA1Tj
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Spatial Coverage
Address: NE side of 2730 Orleans St
Coordinates: 42.34892586112578, -83.03797973870844
Coordinates: 42.34892586112578, -83.03797973870844
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Anthony Lee, “The People's Dragon,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed April 23, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/403.