Paint Memphis undaunted by vandalism to murals
Four murals in Uptown were damaged. The “Karen” on the left was original to that mural, but the rest were not. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
Paint Memphis will spend hundreds of dollars applying an anti-graffiti coating on murals vandalized shortly after last year’s event in Uptown. Meanwhile, Paint Memphis 2021 will carry on in South Memphis with a festival on Oct. 9.
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Paint Memphis Karen Golightly Uptown South Memphis David Yancy IIITom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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