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5 Freelon Street Mural, Artist: Ian Ross, American Artist and Muralist, San Francisco, California

Corrugated
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The mural decorated the front of a corrugated metal office building.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:28:31 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7530
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Two Stories
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The building was two stories tall and so was the mural. Notice how the corrugations were horizontal on the garage door.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:09 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7532
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Man For Scale
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A man walked past which provided a way to visually fee the scale of the mural.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:22 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7533
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Giant Flower
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The garage door was decorated in the style of a large flower.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:27 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7534
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Despite Fake
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Despite the fake windows drawn as part of the mural, a real window provided a view through it to a skylight in the ceiling.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:32 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7535
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Buck Rogers
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The mural decorated the building in a style suggestive of a 1920's Buck Rogers comic book.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:34 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7536
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Closer Shot
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A closer shot of the mural showing the paint techniques used, and the textures achieved.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:41 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7537
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Real Door
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A real door and a real window punched holes of modern reality through a fantasy background.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:52 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7539
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Upper Left
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The upper left of the mural featured sweeping plants surrounding an actual window, each side of which was ajar.


5 Freelon Mural external link   •  Artist: Ian Ross external link   •  American Artist and Muralist   •  5 Freelon Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:29:59 Friday 12 October 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 3 November 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_7540
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