Goodbye Tree Man mural on 16th & South!

Molly Eichel A building has been on the rise at the corner of 16th and South for some time now. It's a bummer; as the grainy cell phone pic above shows, it will cover Jacob Landau's Tree Man mural. Brownstoner reported that contractors New Era Construction & Management had no plans for the mural because they couldn't find the owner of the Tree Man building. We knew this day was coming, but are sad to see it finally arrive. The Philly-born Landau also has work at the PMA, the Met and MOMA. He died in 2001. We've got a call into the Jacob Landau Institute for comment, so check back for updates. Below is a picture of Tree Man in full courtesy of the National Museum of Murals & Mosaics: muralsandmosaics.org liza Posted 2010-07-23 15:06:00

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Goodbye Tree Man mural on 16th & South!

POSTED: Friday, July 23, 2010, 4:30 PM

Filed Under: Arts Visual Art

Molly Eichel

A building has been on the rise at the corner of 16th and South for some time now. It's a bummer; as the grainy cell phone pic above shows, it will cover Jacob Landau's Tree Man mural. Brownstoner reported that contractors New Era Construction & Management had no plans for the mural because they couldn't find the owner of the Tree Man building. We knew this day was coming, but are sad to see it finally arrive. The Philly-born Landau also has work at the PMA, the Met and MOMA. He died in 2001. We've got a call into the Jacob Landau Institute for comment, so check back for updates. Below is a picture of Tree Man in full courtesy of the National Museum of Murals & Mosaics:

muralsandmosaics.org

liza

Posted 2010-07-23 15:06:00

this is so sad... it is one of my favorite philly murals.

mattack

Posted 2010-11-29 11:37:29

Can't find the owner? Did they try the Office of Property Assessment?
http://opa.phila.gov/opa.apps/Search/SearchForm.aspx?url=search

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