To those who created John Legend's mural, the art is all about dreams.
Music icon John Legend has roots in Philadelphia, and on Thursday, he took his place in the city's rich mural art history.Music icon John Legend has roots in Philadelphia, and on Thursday, he took his place in the city's rich mural art history.
Mural Arts Philadelphia dedicated a brand new design with Legend's image front and center on the side of a venue he played in Northern Liberties.SEE ALSO |It features Legend at one of the Philadelphia clubs where he got his start. "It's an honor and a privilege to have worked on this mural," says Alloyius Mcilwaine, a mural artist. "I was a John Legend fan before I came into the project, but I really got a chance to learn about The Fire and about the community in the area."Legend graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999.To those who created Legend's mural, the art is all about dreams.
"The central theme is about music's ability to connect with all of us," says Jane Golden, the founder and executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia. "You see that John Legend's portrait is in dialogue with another portrait of Yasko Fujii, an opera singer who has performed with the International Opera Theatre of Philadelphia."
The Fire is owned by opera singer and voice coach Karen Saillant. She says it's Philadelphia's only woman-owned venue.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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