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Heart Hands, Artist: The Tracy Piper, Ferry Building, San Francisco, California

The Signature
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The mural was painted on a plastic column just outside the front entrance to the Ferry Building. The signature read, "@ thetracypiper."

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:07 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1408
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The Plastic Column
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The plastic column, upon which the mural was painted, covered a construction stairway. That column rose next to the front entrance to the Ferry Building.

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:23 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1309
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The Mural
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The mural was painted on the plastic by artist Tracy Piper. It featured two hands forming a heart. Stars, triangles, X's, and half moons decorated the hands.

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:27 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1410
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Love
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The literal word "Love" was painted on the back of one of the hands.

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:37 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1411
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Right Hand
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A closer view of the right hand (the leftmost hand in the mural) along with its decorating symbols.

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:47 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1412
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Left Hand
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A closer view of the left hand (the rightmost hand in the mural) along with its decorating symbols and word "Love."

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:50 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1413
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Smears Of paint
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A closer view of the smears of paint that formed the backdrop to the hands.

Heart Hands external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Tracy Piper external link   •  Ferry Building external link external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:10:54 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 20 September 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1414
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