The Jefferson Avenue Apartments mural art project
A group of local artists use abandoned classrooms in the boarded up Turner-Carrol High School building on Lang Avenue in Buffalo as they prepare large vertical murals that will be installed on the exterior of People Inc.'s new Jefferson Avenue Apartments in Buffalo. This was on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Kobie Barber works on his piece called "Warp Speed," which depicts students solving a mathematics problem.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Kobie Barber works on his piece called "Warp Speed," which depicts students solving a mathematics problem.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Haiti born Artist Markenzy Cesar works on his piece called "Strong Solo," which depicts a live jazz musician.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Haiti born Artist Markenzy Cesar works on his piece called "Strong Solo," which depicts a live jazz musician.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Kobie Barber with his piece called "Warp Speed," which depicts students solving a mathematics problem.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Princessa S. Williams works on her piece called "Jefferson Jubilee," which depicts a dancer designed by Gino Murrow.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Princessa S. Williams works on her piece called "Jefferson Jubilee," which depicts a dancer designed by Gino Murrow.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Haiti born Artist Markenzy Cesar works on his piece called "Strong Solo," which depicts a live jazz musician.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Some of the artists, from left, are Princessa S. Williams, Markenzy Cesar and Kobie Barber.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist John Baker discusses his piece called "Ancestors Watching Over," which depicts a rendering of a vintage photograph of an elder African American woman. The concept was designed by Phyllis Thompson.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist John Baker discusses his piece called "Ancestors Watching Over," which depicts a rendering of a vintage photograph of an elder African American woman. The concept was designed by Phyllis Thompson.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
The people collaborating on the project are, from left, James Cooper, People Inc.'s Bradford Watts, John Baker, Princessa S. Williams, Kobie Barber and Markenzy Cesar.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist John Baker works on his piece called "Ancestors Watching Over," which depicts a rendering of a vintage photograph of an elder African American woman. The concept was designed by Phyllis Thompson.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist John Baker works on his piece called "Ancestors Watching Over," which depicts a rendering of a vintage photograph of an elder African American woman. The concept was designed by Phyllis Thompson.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist John Baker works on his piece called "Ancestors Watching Over," which depicts a rendering of a vintage photograph of an elder African American woman. The concept was designed by Phyllis Thompson.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist John Baker works on his piece called "Ancestors Watching Over," which depicts a rendering of a vintage photograph of an elder African American woman. The concept was designed by Phyllis Thompson.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist James Cooper works on his piece called "Elements of Jefferson," which depicts African American cultural contributions to Buffalo.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist James Cooper works on his piece called "Elements of Jefferson," which depicts African American cultural contributions to Buffalo.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Princessa S. Williams works on her piece designed by Gino Murrow called "Jefferson Jubilee," which depicts a dancer.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
A detail of Artist Kobie Barber's piece called "Warp Speed," which depicts students solving a mathematics problem.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Artist Princessa S. Williams collaborates with fellow artist James Cooper.
The Jefferson Avenue Apartments commissioned murals project
Gregory Barber stops by to check the progress of his son Kobie Barber's painting. He is wearing a mask that his son painted for him featuring a Koi fish.
The murals will feature the work of five primary and two contributing artists, illustrating five central themes determined with community input.
The nonprofit People Inc. recently opened a new affordable housing complex at 1140 and 1166 Jefferson Ave.