Unique Murals

Michael B. Schwartz
"Making Public Places Sacred Spaces"

Interior and Exterior Mural Projects

Fall Panel

Winter and Spring Panels

Summer Panel

"City Harvest Mural"
(five walls)
53' x 19'

Riverside Correctional Center, Philadelphia, PA
By Michael B.Schwartz
© 2007 Philadelphia Mural Arts Program/ Michael B.Schwartz

Sponsored by: City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Prison System and
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

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“Offering by the River”
16' x 42'

"Oshun"
12' x 26'

"Turtle"

16' x 42'
(three of seven walls)

Chew Recreation Center, 19th and Washington, Philadelphia, PA
By Michael B.Schwartz
Assisted by: Jodi Netzer

Oshun is a deity coming out of the Yoruba Nigerian tradition. She is a water deity and patron saint of the ODUNDE festival. Participants in the festival offer their blessings to her by tossing fruit, flowers, honey, and money into a body of water. She is known to give babies to barren wombs in that she is the goddess of fertility. During the ceremony honey is passed around to sweeten up everyone's spirit and words.

ODUNDE festival is held the second Sunday of June each year here in Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia the festival was started in 1975 by Ms. Lois Fernandez after a 1971 visit to Nigeria.
© 2006 Philadelphia Mural Arts Program/ Michael B.Schwartz

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"Seeds of Knowledge Mural"
20' x 40'

©2006Michael B. Schwartz /Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

This mural was designed by the artist.A classroom of 20
students helped inform the design and add their work to the mural
(the small flowers) that represent the students dreams and aspirations.
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"Forest Life Mural"
6' x 22'
(Detail)

Exterior Mural, Private residence, Tucson, AZ

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"Blue Stream: A Tribute to the American Wilderness"

36' x 65'
Location: 57th and Haveford, Philadelphia,PA
© 2004 Philadelphia Mural Arts Program/ Michael B. Schwartz
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"Believe In Yourself Mural"

© 2004 Michael B.Schwartz/ Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

Interior Mural, Germantown, Philadelpia, PA

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"Flowers Mural"

Two 12’x 20’walls. (Detail of one wall)

This interior mural included the painting of the entire interior of the store.
Location: Interior: Main Street Florist, Newark, DE
© 2005 Main Street Florist/ Michael B. Schwartz

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"Tucson Mountains"

200' x 6'

Location: Mountain and Ft. Lowell, Tucson, AZ
©2005 Hedrick Neighborhood Association/ Tucson Arts Brigade/ Michael B. Schwartz

Detail of the mural Community Paint Day

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"Farm Animals"

12' x 18'

Location: Highland Free School, Tucson, AZ
© 2004 Michael B.Schwartz

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