![]() It was painted over in 2017 after it was deemed unfixable. Painted in a popular spot for taggers - in the hope that it would deter graffiti artists - the playful mural depicting famous Rhode Islanders as well as invented characters was repeatedly tagged with graffiti. The three paid for by the project were: “Windows,” which shows the inside of a mill building, done by Gretchen Dow Simpson and painted on the S-curve in Pawtucket “Racing Sailboats,” celebrating the return of America’s Cup competition to Rhode Island, done by Anthony Russo and painted on the Wampanoag Trail overpass on Route 195 in East Providence and Macaulay's “State House,” painted near Saints Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church on an elbow of Jefferson Street between the Orms and Smith street overpasses, which was meant to pay tribute to the region’s architecture. ![]() What and Why RI: Providence was built on 7 hills, now there are only 6. Fidelity Investments, BankRI and The Rhode Island Commodores funded three of the murals. Lincoln Chafee’s “Gateway Beautification Project” that led to several murals on the state’s main corridors painted by artists with Rhode Island roots. The mural, called “Gnomes,” was finished in October 2013. What and Why RI: Why do Rhode Islanders say bubbler when most people don't? Here's what we found out How did Macaulay come to do this mural? He loved to draw simple technology, so he went to the Rhode Island School of Design to study architecture. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was born in England but moved to Cumberland, Rhode Island, in 1962. ![]()
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