DC -- Public Art: Marilyn Monroe @ 2602 Connecticut Avenue NW (mural by John Bailey):
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Wikipedia Description: Marilyn Monroe mural
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The Marilyn Monroe mural, located at 2602 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington D.C, depicts pop culture icon Marilyn Monroe on the upper outside wall of Salon Roi. It was installed in 1981 by artist John Bailey. It was commissioned by Charles Stinson for Salon Roi's owner, Roi Barnard's 40th birthday.
In 2001, the Woodley Park Neighborhood Association donated funds and brought Bailey back to restore the mural to its original vibrancy, as it had faded greatly. New lights, donated by Starwood Urban, were installed to illuminate the mural at night. The Chipotle Mexican Grill on the corner of Connecticut Ave. and Calvert St., located below the mural, pays for the ongoing electrical costs for the lighting.
The mural has gained widespread fame as a Washington D.C landmark. It is a stop on the Old Towne Trolley tourist bus, and is consistently reproduced in paintings, T-shirts, calendars and postcards. It was voted as the first runner-up in the Washington City Paper's Reader's Poll: Best Mural of D.C 2014.
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2018_DC_Murals_SW_Gateway: DC -- Public Art: SW Gateway Mural (by G. Byron Peck) @ The Wharf (1 photo from 2018)
2020_DC_Murals_SW_Gateway: DC -- Public Art: SW Gateway Mural (by G. Byron Peck) @ The Wharf (44 photos from 2020)
2015_DC_Murals_PRobeson: DC -- Public Art: Paul Robeson (mural by ART BLOC -- Eric B. Ricks, Maria Miller, Serena Z, Ernesto Zelaya, Jaa) @ 1351 U St NW (4 photos from 2015)
2020_DC_Murals_PRobeson: DC -- Public Art: Paul Robeson (mural by ART BLOC -- Eric B. Ricks, Maria Miller, Serena Z, Ernesto Zelaya, Jaa) @ 1351 U St NW (27 photos from 2020)
2021_DC_Murals_MBT: DC -- Public Art: Murals along Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) (51 photos from 2021)
2009_DC_Murals_MBT: DC -- Public Art: Murals along Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) (35 photos from 2009)
2013_DC_Murals_MBT: DC -- Public Art: Murals along Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) (14 photos from 2013)
2014_DC_Murals_MBT: DC -- Public Art: Murals along Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) (11 photos from 2014)
2019_DC_Murals_MBT: DC -- Public Art: Murals along Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) (84 photos from 2019)
2017_DC_Murals_MBT: DC -- Public Art: Murals along Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) (166 photos from 2017)
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2009 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used the Fuji S100fs. I've also got a Nikon D90 and a newer Fuji -- the S200EHX -- both of which are nice but I still prefer the flexibility of the Fuji.
Trips this year:
Niagara Falls, NY,
New York City,
Civil War Trust conferences in Gettysburg, PA and Springfield, IL, and
my 4th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles, Yosemite, Death Valley, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, etc).
Ego strokes: I had a picture of a Lincoln-Obama cupcake sculpture published in Civil War Times and WUSA-9, the local CBS affiliate, ran a quick piece on me. A picture that I took at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium appeared in the National Archives' "Prologue" magazine. I became a volunteer with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Number of photos taken this year: 417,000.
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