Take a penny, leave a penny
Dublin Core
Title
Take a penny, leave a penny
Subject
Graphic arts--Michigan--Detroit--21st century.
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st century.
Fantasy in art--Pictorial works.
Coins in art.
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st century.
Fantasy in art--Pictorial works.
Coins in art.
Description
Mural in Lincoln Street Art Park created in black and white depicting animal and human like figures, with severed hands at top along with vine-like shapes bordering it. A sign between the doors says "Recycle Here!" with the hours listed along with contact information. Bees have been drawn over the piece in the middle between the doors. Artist's initials and the year 2020 are written on the right door, near the bottom. The doors were painted in 2018 and in 2020 the mural was repainted.
Creator
William C. Bevan [WC Bevan]
Date
Created: 2018 / Repainted: 2020
Photographed: 2022-08-27
Photographed: 2022-08-27
Relation
Earlier version: https://m.facebook.com/lincolnstreetartpark/photos/a.551651544884188/1810467739002556/?type=3&source=54&paipv=0&eav=AfaYaSysthQwpMnj63BFq9EncN7qPkcsRKwdwH448dpCuQ5z069L6PZo2QWVkDFvjHk%20(previous%20version%2C%20taken%202018)
Format
paint on metal, brick, and masonry
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00039
Bibliographic Citation
Panton, S. (2021, Feb 1). 149 W C Bevans. Essay'd. http://essayd.org/?p=3819
Barron, S. (2017, Dec 2). Detroit muralist WC Bevan turns political angst into artistic ecstasy. Detroit Metro Times. https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-muralist-wc-bevan-turns-political-angst-into-artistic-ecstasy-7540924
Lincoln Street Art Park. (2018, October 2). Macrodose, New mural by WC Bevan, Lincoln Street, Detroit [Image]. Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/lincolnstreetartpark/photos/a.551651544884188/1810467739002556/?type=3&source=54&paipv=0&eav=AfaYaSysthQwpMnj63BFq9EncN7qPkcsRKwdwH448dpCuQ5z069L6PZo2QWVkDFvjHk
Stavsky, L. (2017, August 4). Speaking with Detroit-based artist WC Bevan. Street Art NYC. https://streetartnyc.org/blog/2017/08/04/speaking-with-detroit-based-artist-wc-bevan/
Barron, S. (2017, Dec 2). Detroit muralist WC Bevan turns political angst into artistic ecstasy. Detroit Metro Times. https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-muralist-wc-bevan-turns-political-angst-into-artistic-ecstasy-7540924
Lincoln Street Art Park. (2018, October 2). Macrodose, New mural by WC Bevan, Lincoln Street, Detroit [Image]. Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/lincolnstreetartpark/photos/a.551651544884188/1810467739002556/?type=3&source=54&paipv=0&eav=AfaYaSysthQwpMnj63BFq9EncN7qPkcsRKwdwH448dpCuQ5z069L6PZo2QWVkDFvjHk
Stavsky, L. (2017, August 4). Speaking with Detroit-based artist WC Bevan. Street Art NYC. https://streetartnyc.org/blog/2017/08/04/speaking-with-detroit-based-artist-wc-bevan/
Spatial Coverage
Address: 5960 Lincoln St., Detroit, Michigan 48208
Coordinates: 42.361757, -83.082764
Coordinates: 42.361757, -83.082764
Collection
Citation
William C. Bevan [WC Bevan], “Take a penny, leave a penny,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed November 12, 2025, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/936.