Slog - Comments on Capital Idea http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea Going Home, 1946 Rep. Jim McDermott has introduced legislation to name the University District post office after the late artist Jacob Lawrence. Lawrence lived near UW, where he taught, for nearly 30 years before his death in 2000. It makes me wonder: There are oodles of donor names all over this city, but what about spaces named after artists? I can't think of one. Lawrence nearly ended up a postal worker, it turns out, according to Sharon Fitzgerald, writing for American Visions. Jacob Lawrence often describes Augusta Savage—a leader both among artists and within the community—as the person who... Copyright 2008 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:52:23 -0800 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:52:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Here, here!

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041907 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041907 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:06:08 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Considering that Lawrence is one of the very few Washington painters I like a lot, I'm excited to see this happen.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041914 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041914 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:11:07 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Why not name it after one of our many gay activists instead?

I am so bored with local building and park names here ... other than Cal Anderson Park.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041946 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041946 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:34:50 -0800 Comment by I Got Nuthin' Great idea.

I was disappointed last year when they renamed Decatur Elementary/AE2 to Thornton Creek Elementary. Seems like that was a lost opportunity to honor any number of deserving individuals, e.g. Jacob Lawrence or Edwin Pratt.

]]> I Got Nuthin' http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041978 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041978 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:55:47 -0800 Comment by Lobot I heart Jacob Lawrence. I did a report on him in elementary school and have loved his art ever since. I think he deserves a lot more than a post office.

]]> Lobot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041980 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041980 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:57:37 -0800 Comment by max solomon he bores me utterly, but i like the idea. better than named after a corporation or a warmongering douche.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041984 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1041984 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:59:24 -0800 Comment by Fnarf That's funny; I went to Warmongering Douche Junior High.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1042046 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1042046 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:50:06 -0800 Comment by bronkitis Finding a way to make the Jacob Elshin murals there accessible might be nice, too, but I'll settle for the name.

]]> bronkitis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1042100 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/capital_idea#c1042100 Visual Art Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:35:41 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle You mean like the murals along N 50th near the Woodland Park Zoo that were tagged and the "graffiti patrol" then covered up with grey paint, that had been there for 50 years?

You'll have better luck with keeping the name.

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Lost Divas
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