Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man)
Dublin Core
Title
Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man)
Subject
Rodriguez, Sixto.
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Mexican American musicians.
Musicians in art.
Musicians--Michigan--Detroit.
Folk music.
Freak folk (Music).
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Mexican American musicians.
Musicians in art.
Musicians--Michigan--Detroit.
Folk music.
Freak folk (Music).
Description
Painted on the entire side facade of a building. Several windows have been framed on two sides with brightly colored triangles that recall vanishing point perspective. A line from the Sugar Man song "Won't you bring back all those colors to my dreams," is painted in light blue block letters in two lines in the center of the facade. "--Sixto Rodriguez" is painted in the same font in red at the end of the second line. At the far right is a black silhouette of Sixto Rodriguez wearing sunglasses with a guitar slung across his back. He appears to be walking with his head tilted slightly downward. White highlights in the silhouette add detail to the face, upper torso, hands, and guitar. The silhouette is surrounded by four wide stripes that follow his contour painted in yellow, light orange, orange and red.
Creator
Elton Monroy Duran
CORPUS Art
CORPUS Art
Date
Created: 2020
Photographed: 2023-8-18
Photographed: 2023-8-18
Format
Still Image
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00147
References
Monroy Durán, E. (2020, Aug. 30). Sixto Rodriguez mural by Elton Monroy Duran [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz4-7ixHGe8&ab_channel=EltonMonroyDur%C3%A1n (accessed Feb. 1, 2024)
Monroy Durán, E. (n.d.). Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man) mural. https://eltonmonroyduranartistaplastico.jimdofree.com/murales-mural-painting/ (accessed Feb. 1, 2024)
Ogden, A. (2023, Aug. 17). Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, once called a man of mystery, leaves behind a prolific legacy. El Central: Hispanic News. https://elcentralmedia.com/sixto-diaz-man-of-mystery/ (accessed Feb. 1, 2024)
Monroy Durán, E. (n.d.). Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man) mural. https://eltonmonroyduranartistaplastico.jimdofree.com/murales-mural-painting/ (accessed Feb. 1, 2024)
Ogden, A. (2023, Aug. 17). Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, once called a man of mystery, leaves behind a prolific legacy. El Central: Hispanic News. https://elcentralmedia.com/sixto-diaz-man-of-mystery/ (accessed Feb. 1, 2024)
Spatial Coverage
Address: 8933 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209
Coordinates: 42.30814574068768, -83.13480842857186
Coordinates: 42.30814574068768, -83.13480842857186
Collection
Citation
Elton Monroy Duran
CORPUS Art
, “Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man),” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed May 4, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1444.