Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural

Ologies with Alie Ward

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to our wonderful Modern Toichographology episode on murals and street art, this Field Trip takes us to where the action happens, chatting with several muralists as they work on their 17-foot paintings lining Front Street. You’ll meet UNAPXLXGETIQ, El Toro, and Iris Barbee Pendergrass a.k.a. These Pink Lips, Donna Grace Kroh, and Mr. Scoot and learn about their favorite inspirations, methods to making their designs huge, how many Sharpies it takes to outline a building-sized painting, sticker vs. marker vs. paint, graphic and text mural designs, freehand, and most of all, how not to get caught doing illegal art. Onward.

A donation went to Mural Arts Philadelphia

Conrad Brenner / Streets Dept
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Mural Arts Philadelphia
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Donna Grace Kroh
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Iris Barbee Pendergrass/ These Pink Lips
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Emmanuel Wisdom/ Unapxlxgetiq
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Michele Scott / Mr. Scooot
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Justin Nagatalon / El Toro
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Emily White (wasn’t in the ep but was the 4th muralist of the set)
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jacob Chaffee

Managing Director: Susan Hale

Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth

Transcripts by Aveline Malek

Website by Kelly R. Dwyer

Theme song by Nick Thorburn