Privately Sponsored Public Art

Western Front

Artist: Lisa Carter
Title: Nightclub
Date: 1981
Materials: Acrylic on masonry
Location: 343 Western Avenue

Skirting two sides of this Western Avenue nightspot, Carter's stark swing dancers, painted in black and white, execute high kicks and dramatic splits. Carter has also included portraits of musicians and nightclub patrons in the mural. She modeled the dancers on photographs from the Swing era, and took snapshots of friends to use as models for the musicians and patrons.

Commssioned by The Western Front