Meet Tony Hawkins, the Westwood artist giving back through public art
Artist Tony Hawkins stands by a mural he recently completed at Whitehaven Community Center on Tuesday, May 23, 2022. Hawkins, has been selected to complete a mural in his neighborhood of Westwood. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Westwood artist Tony Hawkins, a product of the southwest Memphis neighborhood, will paint a mural in Westwood to convey the significance of his community.
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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