Huge Mural Honoring RBG Goes Up Just Blocks From White House
Mural of Ruth Bader Ginsburg near the White House in Washington, D.C.
Reprinted with permission from DailyKos
It feels like public mourning flooded the nation when we learned that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday. People flocked to social media to share their thanks for her decades of relentless work; though she's undoubtedly a feminist icon and pioneer for women's rights and equality, Ginsburg's work did not only benefit women, but everyone. And of course, people were eager to make sure her "fervent" wish was communicated to the masses: That she "not be replaced until a new president is installed."
Outside of social media, people gathered to mourn and give thanks to the late justice across the nation. In Washington, D.C., for example, people left flowers and handmade signs at a popular mural of the late justice that went up back in 2019. While people were gathering there and outside the Supreme Court, however, artists were creating a whole new mural in her honor. This one is located just one block away from the Black Lives Matter Plaza, which is only a few blocks from the White House.
Artists Shawn Perkins, Dez Zambrano, and the PAINTS Institute are behind the new mural. As reported by local outlet ABC 7, the group painted the mural in just one day, less than 24 hours after the news of Ginsburg's passing became public. When speaking to CNN, Perkins told the outlet that after Ginsburg's death, "there was no question who we would commemorate with this latest piece."
Before we check out what the newest mural looks like, let's check out the flowers, candles, and signs at the first mural.
Flowers and candles already arriving at this Ruth Bader Ginsburg mural in my neighbourhood https://t.co/X0KoATdufp— Henry Zeffman (@Henry Zeffman) 1600489205.0
Flowers and candles already arriving at this Ruth Bader Ginsburg mural in my neighbourhood https://t.co/X0KoATdufp— Henry Zeffman (@Henry Zeffman) 1600489205.0
Spotted this recently on U Street in Washington, DC https://t.co/vPFOsTt7CV— Sahil Kapur (@Sahil Kapur) 1600486572.0
As well as some images from outside the Supreme Court.
Tonight I gathered with thousands at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader… https://t.co/iv9Jt2r9mI— Rahna Epting (@Rahna Epting) 1600575503.0
As the sun rose above the highest court in the land, dozens showed up to the steps of the Supreme Court to honor Ru… https://t.co/zX3N1QtIaP— Rachel Scott (@Rachel Scott) 1600522345.0
Mourners of all ages gather on the steps of the supreme Court to remember and honor #RBG -- some saying the ancient… https://t.co/5Q0EU3y2mM— 𝕂𝕚𝕞 🐝 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝔹𝕃𝕌𝔼 𝕤𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦💙 (@𝕂𝕚𝕞 🐝 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝔹𝕃𝕌𝔼 𝕤𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦💙) 1600485073.0
The crowd outside of the Supreme Court to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg is getting huge https://t.co/yQyqJuML58— philip lewis (@philip lewis) 1600482355.0
And San Francisco's Castro District.
Hundreds of masked mourners gathered in San Francisco’s Castro District to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader G… https://t.co/tjx6xt0drV— San Francisco Chronicle (@San Francisco Chronicle) 1600489123.0
And here is the new mural.
Artists Shawn Perkins, Dez Zambrano and the @PAINTSInstitute honor #RBG at 1620 I Street, NW, 1 block West of BLM P… https://t.co/3hS7jUVPJ4— Jay Korff (@Jay Korff) 1600558284.0
A statue is reportedly also going up in Brooklyn, where Ginsburg was born. Someone changed a New York City subway station to "Ruth St." And people aren't only showing up with art. As my colleague Walter Einenkel covered, ActBlue reports that Americans donated nearly $100 million to Democratic candidates less than 72 hours after Ginsburg's passing.
