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"Compassion Lives Here" Mural 2005, Artist: André Karpov, An American Artist, Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht, Cunningham Place and Valencia Street, San Francisco, California

Compassionate Mural
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A mural was drawn on the side of a building on Cunningham Place just off Valencia Street in San Francisco. It showed hands holding a variety of people. Musicians, a street sweeper, and the unhoused were all held and comforted.


"Compassion Live Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:05:19 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4723
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An Unhoused Man
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An unhoused man slept comfortably in the palm of a huge woman's hand.


"Compassion Live Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:06:43 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4729
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Musicians Played
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Two musicians played an up tempo melody to entertain the street sweeper.


"Compassion Live Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:06:48 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4730
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Woman Alone
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A waiter poured a glass of wine to comfort a woman who sat alone at a table in a restaurant.


"Compassion Live Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:06:57 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4731
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A Man Napped
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A man napped in the shade of a tree growing alongside the mural.


"Compassion Lives Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:07:02 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4732
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Signature
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The mural was signed by the artist, "2005 © André Karpov."


"Compassion Lives Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:07:12 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4733
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Credit
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The mural was credited as, "Design and Painted by André Karpov."


"Compassion Lives Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:07:15 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4734
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Assisted
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Another line in the mural listed, "Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht." Also note that the website, "www.andrekarpov.com" is defunct.


"Compassion Lives Here" external link Mural external link 2005   •  Artist: André Karpov external link   •  Assisted by: Jubal Stedman and Carey Lamprecht   •  Cunningham Place and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:07:18 Thursday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 8 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4735
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