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Litera Scripta Manet mural, John Street Newtown, 1992

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Unique IDA-00026551SeriesJuilee Pryor Street Art Photograph CollectionDateBetween 1st January 1992 and 31st December 1992Date qualifieryear onlyFormatPhotograph - DigitalDescriptionView east of mural in John Street Newtown, a small street between between Darley and Lord Streets in Newtown South. It was painted in one night in 1992 by Andrew Aiken with the assistance of Juilee Pryor and is an interpretation of the old master painting Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci. It contains a quotation from the Roman poet Horace, 'Litera scripta manet' - 'the written word remains.' After being repeatedly tagged with Nazi emblems and racist graffiti, it was painted out. Juilee Pryor's three small sons pose in front of the mural. This mural was artist funded.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Juilee PryorArtist: Andrew AikenGeographic location^[1]

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Street nameJohnStreet typeStreetSuburbNewtownPostcode2042StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Public access statusOpen to public access Public access noteCopyright of the photographic collection, Newtown as imagined by Unmitigated Audacity Productions 1991-1995, rests with Juilee Pryor. Requests for commercial use of images will be referred to Juilee Prior for approval. The murals themselves are the copyright of the individual artists, and artist permission may be required for publication.

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Source system ID065\065843Alternative IDJuilee Pryor 65842

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Authenticity & integrityThe photographer provided information to the City Archives when this collection was acquired. It has formed the basis of the descriptive information added by volunteers and City of Sydney staff.

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Litera Scripta Manet mural, John Street Newtown, 1992