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Untitled ["Detroit Rock City"]

Dublin Core

Identifier

DMM-2021-101

Title

Untitled ["Detroit Rock City"]

Creator

Nychos
Flying Fortress

Date

Date Created: 2012
Date Photographed: 2021-11-03

Subject

Michigan--Detroit
Human skeleton
Jukeboxes

Description

Depicts a skeleton changing the record inside of an open jukebox with a face and cowboy hat. The text "Detroit Rock City" and "Jukebox Cowboys" is displayed. The mural was a collaboration between two international artists, Nychos and Flying Fortress, and two local artists, Revok and Rime. The street art collaborative group Jukebox Cowboys also assisted, and the mural was funded through support by 1XRUN. A limited glide print edition released by 1xRUN and signed by both artists was sold after the mural's completion.

Publisher

1XRUN
REVOK

Type

Physical Object

Spatial Coverage

Address: NE side of 1530 Winder St
Coordinates: 42.34642734241906, -83.03755939665885

Language

English

Format

Medium: Montana spray paint
Support: Brick and masonry
Extent: Approximately 25' x 23'

Has Version

Article about the mural: juxtapoz.com/news/street-art/nychos-x-flying-fortress-in-detroit/

Collection

Citation

Nychos Flying Fortress, “Untitled ["Detroit Rock City"],” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed June 17, 2026, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/502.

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