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a field guide to

Austins two-dimensional

marie dort

TAGGING AUSTIN

street art


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Bob Dylan

MURALS

Backside

Mellow Mushroom

Bob Marley

The Drag Murals

Le Bonheur de Vivre

Austintatious

Austintatious 2

Challenger

Jerimiah the Innocent

Complete Clothing

Tequila Mockingbird

Live Music Capital

Palooka Town!

Breathe


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University of Texasat Austin

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Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge

Union Pacific Railroad

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BOB DYLAN


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26TH&G

UADA

LUPE

artist

Federico Archuleta, El Federico, 2003location

Front side of Hole in the Wall

lifespan

Permanent

about

El Federicos Bob Dylan was created using stencils

a nd freehand s pray paint t echniques. H e has

created many notable music portraits around

Austin. His desire to put art on the streets and

bars is to help break the mindset held by most

people that art is only found in museums.


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BACKSIDE


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26TH&S

ANANTON

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artist

Unknown

location

Backside of Hole in the Wall: Improv Theater

lifespan

Temporary

about

Not much is known about this graffiti piece,

other than it adornes the backside of Hole

in the Wall.


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MELLOW MUSHROOM


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25TH&GUADALUPE

artist

Unknown

location

Parking lot side of Mellow Mushroom

lifespan

Temporary

about

Nothing is known about the sleeping cartoon cat

except that this mural has existed for

approximately two years.


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BOB MARLEY


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25TH&GUADALUPE

artist

Jules Muck, December 2011/January 2012

location

Parking lot side of Mellow Mushroom

lifespan

Temporary

about

Muck painted a series of Bob Marleys around

the city of Austin. She claims her reasoning for

painting him so much is that, There can never be

too much Bob Marley in this world.


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DRAG MURALS

artist

El Federico, 2003

location

Old Tower Records/Varsity Theater Building

lifespan

Permanent, frequently updated

about

El Federico recently (2012) retouched his stenciled

portraits of Johnny Cash, The Clash, ZZ Top, Buddy

Holly, Lightnin Hopkins, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan andJanis Joplin after the building was renovated and new

business added. He updated the portraits with

different colors from their originals.


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24TH&G

UADALUPE


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LE BONHEUR DE VIVRE

artist

Doug Jaques, 1998

location

Side wall of Wells Fargo building

lifespan

Permanent

about

Le Bonheur de Vivre was executed by Doug Jacques and his

students at ACC in 1998. Jacques piece is a very colorful,

slightly surreal viewing experience for all who pass by. With

depictions of floating coffee cups and pigs playing the violin

among its fanciful imagery, it has infiltrated the subconscious

sleep of the student body.


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25TH&GUADALUPE


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AUSTINTATIOUS


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23RD&GUADALUPE

artist

Kerry Awn, Tommy B. and

Rick Turner, 1974

location

Renaissance Marketlifespan

Temporary

about

Noted for its psychedelic appearance, the

mural is a celebration of the street life up

and down the Drag in the early Seventies,displaying local shops and colorful

characters as well as historic personalities

such as Stephen F. Austin, the towns

venerable namesake, shown with a violet

colored crown atop his head to represent

the violet sunsets that prompted thewriter O. Henry to christen Austin the city

of the Violet Crown.


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AUSTINTATIOUS 2


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23RD&GUADALUPE

artist

Kerry Awn, Tommy B. and Rick Turner, 2003

location

The Renaissance Market, on the side of Jamba Juice

lifespan

Permanent

about

Completed by the same three Austintatious artists,

the state of Texas panel partners the Austintatious

mural across the sidewalk at the Renaissance Market.


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CHALLENGER


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22ND&

GUAD

ALUPE

artist

FAILE

location

Across the Wooten dorm building

lifespan

Permanent

about

Created by the Brooklyn-based artist

collaboration between Patrick McNeil and

Patrick Miller who are known for the

wheatpasteing murals, like Challenger.

This piece was created in tribute for

the 1986 Challenger Space shuttle.


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JERIMIAH THE INNOCENT

artist

Daniel Johnston, 1993location

OId Sound Exchange building;

side of Thai Spice

lifespan

Permanent

about Muscian, Daniel Johnston, painted the mural

in 1993 and it has withstood many building

renovations. Many controversies have

surrounding the keeping of the Frog Mural.

There is even an iPad app that features the frog

as well as Daniel Johnstons music.


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21ST&G

UADA

LUPE


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COMPLETE CLOTHING


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ML

K&G

UADA

LUPE

artistClick Clack, March 14, 2012

location

Side of Complete Clothing Company

lifespan

Permanent

about Complete Clothing is a multifaceted store that

offers the latest trends in street wear apparel,

shoes, accessories, and designer toys. The

mural painted is the companys logo.


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TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD


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16TH&G

UADA

LUPE

artist

Kent Johnson, 1990

location

Tequila Mockingbird Building

lifespan

Permanent

about

Tequila Mockingbird is a music house in Austin. The

back of their building is this mural of a mockingbird

stealing the music. Mockingbirds imitate other birds

and can attack other critters.


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LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL

artist

Unknown, 2009

location

Side of Complete Clothing Company

lifespan

Permanent


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6TH&SA

NJACINTO

about

On 6th street near San Jacinto, this mural seemingly

popped out of nowhere one day in 2009. It covers up the siteof the burned down Black Cat Lounge. Austin music legends

featured in the mural include: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie

Nelson, Janis Joplin, Townes Van Zandt, and Roky Erickson.


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PALOOKA TOWN!


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4TH&COLORADO

artist

Josh Row, January 2012

location

Side of Franks Hotdogs

lifespan

Temporary

about

Part of Franks initiative to promote public art by

featuring different artists every month. Josh Row is a

graphic designer and illustrator living in Austin, TX.

He is the Art Director and part owner of No-ComplySkate Shop in Austin.


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BREATHE

artist

Unknown, 2010/2011

location

Union Pacific Bridge over Lady Bird Lake,

seen from Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge

lifespan

Temporary

about

Focus one point and breathe is a graffiti piece that adornes

the bridge over Lake Austin.


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LA

MAR&TOW

NELA

KE


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BOB

DYLAN

26th&

Guadalupe

ElFed

erico,2003

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BACKSIDE

26th&

SanAntonio

stamp


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MELLOWMUSH

ROOM

25th&Guadalupe

stamp


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BOB

MARLEY

JulesM

uck,2011/2012

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DRAGMURALS

ElFed

erico,2003

24th&Guadalupe

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LEBONHEURDE

VIVRE

DougJ

aques,1998

24th&Guadalupe

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AUSTINTATIOUS

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KerryA

wn,TommyB.an

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RickTurner,1974

23rd&Guadalupe

stamp


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AUSTINTATIOUS

KerryA

wn,TommyB.an

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RickTurner,2003

23rd&Guadalupe


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CHA

LLENGER

FAILE

22nd&

Guadalupe


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JERIMIAHTHEIN

NOCENT

DanielJohnston,1993

21st&G

uadalupe


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COM

PLETECLOTHING

ClickClack,3/14/10

MLK&Guadalupe


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TEQUILAMOCKINGBIRD

KentJo

hnson,1990

16th&Guadalupe


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LIVE

MUSICCAP

ITAL

Unknow

n,2009

6th&SanJacinto


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stamp

PALO

OKATOWN

!

JoshRo

we

4th&C

olorado


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BREA

THE

Unknow

n,2010/2011

UnionP

acificBridge

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