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 Wall
of Daydreaming
Artist:
Mitchell Caton
Commissioned
by: Unknown
Location:
47th Street at Calumet
Medium:
Mural
Commentary:
Done intertwined with William Walker's "Man's Inhumanity
to Man", Caton's mural is shows the evil of the inner city
as represented mainly by a horrifying death's head in a suit and
white hat at the center. Around this figure swirl pills, handcuffs,
illicit lovers, and a snake. Nothing seems to be positive. On
the left, Klansmen look on, probably happy at the harm black people
are doing to themselves.
This, with Walker's work, show something so distressing that
it is hard to believe the pictures were painted in such a public
place. But they are supposed to carry a message that African Americans
need to confront these great problems before any progress can
be made. Can you imagine images so negative and disturbing being
painted on a wall in the loop? . . . On the wall of a Mall? It
takes a great deal of courage to paint such a picture and a good
deal of community understanding to leave it up.
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