The girl with the D earring
Dublin Core
Title
The girl with the D earring
Subject
LCSH:
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
African Americans--Michigan--Detroit.
African American women in art.
Women, Black, in art.
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
African Americans--Michigan--Detroit.
African American women in art.
Women, Black, in art.
Creator
Sydney G. James
Date
Created: 2020
Photographed: 2022-10-01
Photographed: 2022-10-01
Relation
Chroma building [structure]
Format
paint on masonry
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00082
Abstract
“Girl with the D Earring” is a modern Detroit take on Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring." As quoted from the artist, “From the wide range of music, visual arts, fashion and automotive innovation to everything in between, Detroit has been a city of culture creation. Culture and innovation create figurative and literal ‘chroma’ - the purity and intensity of color. Though this piece is North End specific, it captures the personality of Detroit, the city.”
[From the article: Detroit artist Sydney James commissioned for Chroma development mural. (2020, August 26). "Michigan Chronicle."Retrieved October 30, 2023, from https://michiganchronicle.com/2020/08/26/detroit-artist-sydney-james-commissioned-for-chroma-development-mural/ ]
[From the article: Detroit artist Sydney James commissioned for Chroma development mural. (2020, August 26). "Michigan Chronicle."Retrieved October 30, 2023, from https://michiganchronicle.com/2020/08/26/detroit-artist-sydney-james-commissioned-for-chroma-development-mural/ ]
Has Version
Earlier imagery:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CE2qREPDtyF/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CE2qREPDtyF/
Bibliographic Citation
Buckson, R. (2020, September 11). ‘The Girl with the D Earring’ mural by artist Sydney G. James and crew. The Detroit News. https://www.detroitnews.com/picture-gallery/news/local/detroit-city/2020/09/11/the-girl-d-earring-mural-artist-sydney-g-james-and-crew/3466420001/
Staff Writer. (2020, August 26). Detroit artist Sydney James commissioned for Chroma development mural. Michigan Chronicle. https://michiganchronicle.com/2020/08/26/detroit-artist-sydney-james-commissioned-for-chroma-development-mural/
Staff Writer. (2020, August 26). Detroit artist Sydney James commissioned for Chroma development mural. Michigan Chronicle. https://michiganchronicle.com/2020/08/26/detroit-artist-sydney-james-commissioned-for-chroma-development-mural/
Spatial Coverage
Address: 2957 E Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
Coordinates: 42.37212770231341, -83.06781250366028
Coordinates: 42.37212770231341, -83.06781250366028
Collection
Citation
Sydney G. James, “The girl with the D earring,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed November 9, 2025, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1375.