[Past and Present Detroit]

Dublin Core

Title

[Past and Present Detroit]

Subject

LCSH:
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Detroit (Mich.)--History.
Detroit (Mich.)--In art.


Description

Split image appearing to depict the past and the present in Detroit. Two women, one Black and one White, are set apart from the background and are seen standing in the middle within a scrolled frame. The left side of the image is painted in shades of yellow, orange and red predominantly. It contains ships in the foreground, some of them sinking in front of a burning skyline of Detroit. The scene likely references the Great Fire of 1805. The right side of the image is painted in predominant shades of blue and black and depicts present day Detroit with the GM Renaissance Center at the right.

Date

Created: c. 2020
Photographed: 2023-2-8

Format

paint on corrugated metal

Type

Still Image

Identifier

DMM-2022-00122

Spatial Coverage

Address: Back alley of Tangent Gallery, 715 E Milwaukee Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Coordinates: 42.37279377177008, -83.06355954232964

Collection

Citation

“[Past and Present Detroit],” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed October 16, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1418.

Geolocation