Untitled ["Detroit," "Eastern Market"]
Dublin Core
Title
Untitled ["Detroit," "Eastern Market"]
Subject
Eastern Market (Detroit, Mich.)
Produce trade
Produce trade
Description
Depicts a driver lifting a giant watermelon using a forklift and carrying various produce stored in crates on trailers behind the fork truck. The text "Detroit" and "Eastern Market" are displayed on the produce crates. The mural was designed by Alex Pollock and painted by Ed Lee in 1972 and restored by Vito Valdez and other Detroit artists in 2013 with support from the city of Detroit, the Hudson-Weber foundation, the Masco Corporation, and Behr.
Creator
Alex Pollock
Ed Lee
Ed Lee
Publisher
The city of Detroit
Hudson-Weber foundation
Masco Corporation
Behr.
Hudson-Weber foundation
Masco Corporation
Behr.
Date
Date Created: 1972
Date Photographed: 2021-11-03
Date Photographed: 2021-11-03
Format
Support: Brick and masonry
Extent: Approximately 50' x 130'
Extent: Approximately 50' x 130'
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
DMM-2021-090
Has Version
Article on mural restoration: detroit.curbed.com/2013/10/30/10181540/restoration-of-eastern-markets-largest-mural-nearly-complete
Spatial Coverage
Address: SE side of 2448 Market St
Coordinates: 42.345881559854064, -83.03863415393448
Coordinates: 42.345881559854064, -83.03863415393448
Collection
Citation
Alex Pollock
Ed Lee, “Untitled ["Detroit," "Eastern Market"],” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed April 18, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/491.