Legends

The memorial wall is celebrating the life and contributions of four Puerto Rican, artists, poets, activist and trail blazers in the arts and literary world. The homage to these poets, artist and activist is to bring to the public an awareness of their artistic legacy and give them recognition for their journey in using the spoken word and brush to paint with pride and dignity so future generations will stand strong and be proud of their cultural ties. Featured from left to right Legend pioneers, Salima Rivera (1946-2004) David Hernandez (1946-2013) Gamaliel Ramirez (1949-2018) and Julia De Burgos (1914-1953) - The wall features black and white images of these Puerto Ricans with excerpts of their poetry in proximity of their image along with shadow images of icons relevant to their character. The span of the background of the mural is of the Puerto Rican Flag. Assistant Artist – John Pitman Weber, Patricia Perez and Alisa Scott

Where to find it

3501 W Pierce Ave. Location data: Chicago Open Data. Get directions