Artists repair vandalized Ruth Bader Ginsburg mural
Artists plan to repair a mural of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburt.
and last updated 2021-03-03 08:26:30-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Artists who created a mural for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will repair vandalism to the creation Wednesday morning.
The mural at West 43rd Street and Belleview Avenue in Westport was painted in the fall of 2020 after Ginsburg died.
The mural was vandalized when yellow paint was splashed on the image in December. It s a community reaction,â artist Isaac Tapia said.
Artist Rodrigo Alvarez said there were discussions on how to react to the vandalism.
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