Long live the Cut!
Dublin Core
Identifier
DMM-2022-00025
Title
Long live the Cut!
Creator
Freddy Diaz [SW Freddy]
Date
Created: 2019
Photographed: 7/28/2022
Photographed: 7/28/2022
Subject
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st century.
Graffiti artists--Michigan--Detroit.
Graffiti artists--Portraits.
Commemorative works.
Graffiti artists--Michigan--Detroit.
Graffiti artists--Portraits.
Commemorative works.
Description
A commissioned mural depicting the Dequindre Cut freight yard in the center with the portraits of two late Detroit graffiti artists featured on the left and right side. A portrait of the graffiti artist known as Tead [Jordan Vaughn] is seen on the left. His name is written in red letters underneath his portrait. The portrait on the right is of the graffiti artist known as Loaf [Adam Willingham] with his name written in blue letters underneath. Words written by the artist can be seen in the center, "A dedication to any graffiti artist that used this place as a platform ... for artists like myself to exist today." - SW Freddy
Publisher
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Extent
50 ft. 5 in. x 14 ft. 2 in.
Type
Still Image
Spatial Coverage
Address: Dequindre Cut Greenway at Division St. overpass, Detroit, Michigan 48207
Coordinates: 42.348793, -83.036957
Coordinates: 42.348793, -83.036957
Language
en
Format
Spray paint on concrete
Collection
Citation
Freddy Diaz [SW Freddy], “Long live the Cut!,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed April 20, 2026, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/920.