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a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall
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Recent Examples of murals
Commentary and opinions Gustavo Arellano wrote a column about the murals that still honor Cesar Chavez.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
It's named after Gilded Age heiress Arabella Duval Huntington; her very captivating (and at times spicy) life is playfully chronicled in murals on the bar walls.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
The store, ornate with lively murals that extend down two sides of the shop, sits at the corner of Chandler and Cahuenga Boulevards in North Hollywood and is one of Southern California’s largest and oldest bookstores.
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Daily News,
19 June 2026
The large multi-level restaurant is a living breathing Boston museum of sorts, adorned with old murals, newspaper clippings, photos and other historic memorabilia (even stadium seats from Fenway Park).
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
SomeraRoad has also announced a project with SpraySeeMO, an arts organization, to bring seven new murals to the West Bottoms, according to a news release.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The policy establishes guidelines on student expression spaces, including spirit rocks, parking spaces, murals and benches.
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Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Maria Burud, vice president of operations for the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District, led a tour of murals in the community, both those already completed and the ones underway over the weekend.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Since 2021, Business for the Arts Broward, through the Art Walls Mural Program, has completed 26 murals and partnered with 150 artists, companies, nonprofits and creatives for projects totaling $904,257.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
It's named after Gilded Age heiress Arabella Duval Huntington; her very captivating (and at times spicy) life is playfully chronicled in murals on the bar walls.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
The store, ornate with lively murals that extend down two sides of the shop, sits at the corner of Chandler and Cahuenga Boulevards in North Hollywood and is one of Southern California’s largest and oldest bookstores.
—
Daily News,
19 June 2026
The large multi-level restaurant is a living breathing Boston museum of sorts, adorned with old murals, newspaper clippings, photos and other historic memorabilia (even stadium seats from Fenway Park).
—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
SomeraRoad has also announced a project with SpraySeeMO, an arts organization, to bring seven new murals to the West Bottoms, according to a news release.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The policy establishes guidelines on student expression spaces, including spirit rocks, parking spaces, murals and benches.
—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Maria Burud, vice president of operations for the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District, led a tour of murals in the community, both those already completed and the ones underway over the weekend.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Since 2021, Business for the Arts Broward, through the Art Walls Mural Program, has completed 26 murals and partnered with 150 artists, companies, nonprofits and creatives for projects totaling $904,257.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murals
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In a previous life, the wooden crate had been used by artist Robert Rauschenberg, widely regarded as the father of assemblage art in the United States, to house and transport his paintings before Basquiat incorporated it into his own work.
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The journey from 1600 to 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue To humanize the presidency amid the height of World War II, Stephen Early, Roosevelt’s press secretary, commissioned Rockwell to create the suite of paintings.
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Some 16 Picasso canvases have sold for more than $50 million, according to art analytics firm ARTDAI.
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In the gallery, rich, bright colors burst off the canvases, at once joyful and unsettling.
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From a point roughly 1 million miles from Earth, the telescope is expected to survey the cosmos, capturing panoramas of hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies.
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There are forced close-ups (with the exception of the dining gallery, none of the rooms feels very large), and 360-degree panoramas.
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Body oils, dead skin, dirt, soap scum, mineral deposits, hard water stains, and mold can stick to the walls, door, grout, and floor, leaving a grimy film.
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This process turns waste fats, oils, and greases into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
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