Painting
2020.0617.001
from the collection of
Title
George Floyd, Jack Yates High SchoolDimensions
20" W x 1.5" D x 20" L
Description
An identical recreation of a gray-scale portrait of George Floyd created with stencils by artist Adam Johnson. The painting was inspired by Floyd's high school yearbook photo that his close friend, Stephen Jackson, posted to Instagram. Upon its completion the artist placed the original at the George Floyd Memorial located at 38th and Chicago. This recreation was gifted to the Hennepin History Museum by artist Adam Johnson.