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The Death of Venus Lives
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The Death of Venus Lives
A four member city appeals board of the Board of License & Inspection Review voted unanimously to overturn a decision by the Historical Commission ordering that The Death of Venus mural painted on the side wall of a red-brick Victorian townhouse at 410 S. 15th St. about six years ago - be taken down., as reported by Philly.com.
Following an 80-minute hearing, the board took just eight minutes to reach their decision. The Death of Venus, painted in 2001 by Dee Chhin, a transgendered Cambodian refugee who says the mural represents the story of her life was saved.
The effort to remove the mural was started in 2001 when Pierce College filed a c |
