Lina Cavalieri by Jeremy Raymer

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photo by Jeremy Raymer                           

Jeremy Raymer pays tribute to Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

Goat and Deer murals by Kaff-Eine

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While Australian street artist Kaff–Eine was visiting Pittsburgh, her friends located this boarded up storefront in Lawrenceville that needed fresh artwork. There had been previous layers of posters at this location, including an old Shepard Fairey mural that had deteriorated almost beyond recognition. Kaff–Eine told us that she wanted to use the beautiful layers of posters that were already there and that she basically used their colour and texture, painting highlights and shadows but leaving the original old posters to come through in the image. She painted a white-tailed deer for the Pennsylvanian State Fauna, and the goat was done in memory of a dear friend.

If you look closely you can see the old artwork bleeding through the new images.

UPDATE July 2015

The deer is gone. There’s new artwork on the right side where the deer used to be. We talked with artist Jeremy Raymer who did the new art and he told us that someone removed the plywood that the deer had been painted on. Apparently the building is scheduled for demolition at some point, so his new artwork along with the goat won’t be here long either. We kind of hope that the thief was trying to save the artwork rather than just vandalizing the building. Good intentions n’at. The hooves remain, making it a bit interesting:

2016 - GONE

Crosby and Polamalu murals by Jeremy Raymer

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Our first clue about these murals came from a commercial for a morning radio show. One of the images showed up in the background footage, and we knew we hadn’t seen it before. The video all appeared to be from the Strip District, so we figured that was a good place to start looking. It just so happened that there was an Open Streets event coming up, so we took advantage of the street closure to take a leisurely ride along Penn Ave early in the morning. Eureka! We found the new mural on a roll–down security door beside two more murals.

The bad news is that the two murals on the doors will only be visible when the doors are down. If you want to see these you just have to make a point of going before or after business hours.

In 2016 we discovered that the rooster had been replaced, and the new mural extends onto the side of the building:

2017 and once again, the door on the truck has new artwork.

A Park full of Murals by Jeremy Raymer

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There's a small park tucked in between buildings along Butler St where artist Jeremy Raymer has surrounded you with murals. On the left side is the black and white image shown above. Along the back wall there are murals of a bear and an eagle, and the right side wall has a very colorful mural of a child.

It creates a great spot to relax and escape.

Update: Artist Matt Gondek came back to town to collaborate with Jeremy Raymer on the Exploding Demeter Mural that replaced the image on the eastern wall in this plaza.

Stephen Foster mural by Jeremy Raymer

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The owners of this home wanted to make it stand out. They were looking for something to make their home unique and wanted to add some art to the neighborhood. They contacted Jeremy Raymer and when he showed them some designs they fell in love with the idea of Stephen Foster.

There’s a Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland, and most Pittsburghers know he was from the area. The background in the mural ties him specifically to his home town of Lawrenceville. Doughboy Square is a big part of Lawrenceville’s identity.

Considered this country’s first songwriter, Stephen Foster composed over 200 songs. You’ve most likely heard and sung his songs numerous times without knowing where they originated: Beautiful Dreamer,Oh! Susanna,My Old Kentucky Home,Camptown Races,and Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair are some you might recognize.

Update: 1 Sep 2017
Recent controversy over the Stephen Foster sculpture outside the Carnegie Museum of Art has apparently influenced the homeowners to remove this mural.