UNCOVERED: 3 - The Untold Story

Dozens of murals created on boarded-up storefronts after George Floyd’s killing now displayed on DuSable Museum grounds

The plywood went up to protect businesses but soon became a canvas for street artists to capture the pain of the moment, encourage unity and express hope.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 22, 2022

You might have seen this Little Village mural in a ‘Chicago P.D.’ shootout scene

The painting was done by eight artists at Cermak Road and Fairfield Avenue and includes a number of giant oddball creatures.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022

4 women created a mural on Roosevelt Road in the South Loop celebrating women’s strength

The varying images and styles are meant to convey that “women are very complex,” one of the artists says. “We have dark sides, light sides, colorful sides.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022

Where three alleys converge in Lincoln Park, a mural speaks to the area’s Victorian architecture

“Murals are like paintings in a house,” says Levar Hoard, who brought in artist Eskat to paint it. “You need to find where in the house the painting fits.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 8, 2022