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In response to a post we made yesterday about Ghost Houses, Deborah Watson alerted us to this amazing work in Philadelphia. Here is her letter to us: Hi, I came across your blog about Ghost Houses.  Here is a link to my most favorite one, in Philadelphia.  It’s on two walls facing a Sunoco gas station.  The artists painted a trompe l’oeil reflection of a church, St James Episcopal, that used to be on the site.  Even the bricks in the mural are hand-painted!  It’s so subtle that you have to realize that the shadows are not real.  Images are at the bottom of this page and you can click to enlargehttp://kimsenior.blogspot.com/2008/01/michael-webb-architectural-muralist.htmlThere are any number of amazing murals in Philly courtesy of the mural arts project, but this is the only one I know of that reflects a building that used to be there. The artists won a 1999 design award from Society for Environmental Graphic Design .EnjoyDeborah Thanks, Deborah!!!

In response to a post we made yesterday about Ghost Houses, Deborah Watson alerted us to this amazing work in Philadelphia.

Here is her letter to us:

Hi, I came across your blog about Ghost Houses.  Here is a link to my most favorite one, in Philadelphia.  It’s on two walls facing a Sunoco gas station.  The artists painted a trompe l’oeil reflection of a church, St James Episcopal, that used to be on the site.  Even the bricks in the mural are hand-painted!  It’s so subtle that you have to realize that the shadows are not real.  

Images are at the bottom of this page and you can click to enlarge
http://kimsenior.blogspot.com/2008/01/michael-webb-architectural-muralist.html

There are any number of amazing murals in Philly courtesy of the mural arts project, but this is the only one I know of that reflects a building that used to be there. The artists won a 1999 design award from Society for Environmental Graphic Design .

Enjoy
Deborah

Thanks, Deborah!!!

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Tags: philadelphia ghost house mural public art art Date: 01.05.12 Time: 03:39 AM
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  1. designthinkingpsu reblogged this from halfletterpress and added:
    a really great public art project that also brings up questions of urban design and community.
  2. boudoir-wedding-photography reblogged this from halfletterpress
  3. erinseoul said: I think the Ghost Houses are my favorite artifact in the PUBLIC PHENOMENA book. And this is quite amazing in a different way. -Erin
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