Wall Poems of Racine #2. Photo by Jon Bolton
The second wall poem features an excerpt from Kelsey Marie Harris’ poem, When I Die, Bury Me a Tree. Kyle Racas created the design, which was painted by Dean Tawwater of Tawwater Sign Company. It is located on the south facade of 1346 Washington Avenue in Uptown.
This wall poem is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from The Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation, the Racine Arts Council’s ArtSeed Grants Program and Jerry Hershberger.
Jimmy Larkin, Jr. and Jim Wachowiak donated the space for the wall poem. Bob Yuhas of RPY Architecture donated the site elevation drawings.
2021 Poetry Selection Committee: Kevin Brown, Nick Demske, Kelsey Marie Harris, Stephen Kalmar II, Nick Ramsey.
2021 Design Selection Committee: Kristina Campbell, Jimmy Larkin, Nick Ramsey, Scott Terry, Jim Wachowiak.
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All photos are by Jon Bolton of Bolton Studio, Copyright 2021.
