"The Market Street Railway" Mural

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This paper describes Mona Caron's mural, "The Market Street Railway," and how the scenes in the mural represent the historical, cultural, and communal aspects of San Francisco.

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"The art of mural painting is one of the oldest and most primal art forms known to humans. Since the earliest days of cave painting, artists and scribes have found a particular attraction to this medium. The wall provides an open space that can be filled with beauty and information. Some of the greatest artists recognized today utilized the mural medium, such as Picasso and Michaelangelo. These artists also created public art, or art that is displayed in a public place for the free enjoyment of the people. Artists have an instinctual urge to express their tribal, or cultural, identity through their work, and this can be seen in ancient cave paintings as well as modern wall paintings. The murals of San Francisco are an expression of the culture and history of America. One Bay Area muralist, Mona Caron, brings a particular flair to the multicultural representation of the art of being Californian. A prolific muralist and illustrator, Caron beautifies the city with public works of art in her signature representational style. The Market Street Railway Mural is a particularly historical and multicultural piece, portraying not just one perspective on Market Street, but many historical samples of life in San Francisco. "This mural has won a 2004 San Francisco Beautification Award from San Francisco Beautiful. Additionally, it was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, as well as a California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition. It also received an SF Bay Guardian's 2004 'Best Of The Bay' award." (Caron, 2004) This remarkable piece is technically brilliant, historically rich, an expression of the artist herself, and and inspiration to the community."

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