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Healthy Spirits Mural, Artist: Unknown, As A Form Of Found Art, 14th Street at Valencia Street, San Francisco, California

The Mural
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The mural was drawn on the side of the Healthy Spirits store which faced 15th Street. It was painted underneath the words, "Purveyors of Beer • Bourbon • Agave Est 1998."


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:32:12 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4634
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Plants And Bees
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The mural on the side of the Healthy Spirits store included plants, colorful leaves, and bees. On the sidewalk, the presence of trash cans and an old printer partly occluded the mural.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:23 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4640
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A Bee
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One of a few bees that were painted on the slatted wall. Notice how the wings were thinly painted to resemble the view of bee wings as a bee flew.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:31 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4541
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Wheat
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Stalks of wheat were drawn on the wall. The suggestion was that some drinks were made from wheat.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:43 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4642
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Large Head
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A large head of wheat was painted between two windows. The windows reflected the buildings across the street from the Healthy Spirits store. Graffiti decorated the left-hand window.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:50 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4645
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Bee Near Sidewalk
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One of the bees was painted down low near the sidewalk.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:54 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4643
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Another Bee
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Another bee stood on top of a head of wheat. That bee, too, was painted low near the sidewalk.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:56 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4644
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Agave Too
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Among the plants painted on the wall of Healthy Spirits were a few green and blue agave plants.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:34:01 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4646
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Swirl
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A blue and red swirl of color was pained on the wall. This swirl was the only thing that looked like an artist's signature. This is why the artist is listed as "Unknown."


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:34:09 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4647
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A Much Closer Bee
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A much closer photograph of one of the bees. This view revealed the detail of how the bee was painted.


Healthy Spirits Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  As A Form Of Found Art external link   •  15th Street & Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:34:13 Tuesday 15 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 2 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4648
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