The first time I made a photo of the mural was not too soon after it went up. It was early one snowy morning, I was wandering around NYC after a night out, killing time until the first train back to New Jersey. I ended up in the area and made my way to 7th and A. The first light of day was trying to force it's way through the lingering clouds. I took out my trusty Canon AE-1 and made that shot.
A few year later I was wandering by one night with a polaroid camera.
More recently, I was in the area shortly after flipping the lens in my Brownie Hawkeye Flash and made this shot.
The mural became a backdrop when Chris Salewicz dropped by the Niagara to do reading from his book "Redepmtion Song."
This last shot is of Chris with the great photographer Bob Gruen.
Here's the video of Joe's cover of the song "Redemption Song" which shows the painting of the mural.
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I was there a couple of weeks ago. I was surprised at how well it had stood up all these years. Then I realized that it's different. The mural now shows Joe Strummer wearing the jacket instead of carrying it. I guess that shows that someone is maintaining it. That's good to know. Hopefully that mural will remain there forever.
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