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A wide outdoor mural painted in sepia tones across corrugated metal siding shows historical buildings, a palm tree, and a vintage steam train with arriving passengers, alongside text reading "Welcome to Historic Byron Est. 1878 by Tom Preis."

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  • ‘Ookwe Park
    ‘Ookwe Park
    Artist: Masayuki Nagase
    Date created: 2021
    Category: Garden; Historical; Memorial/Monument
    Medium(s): Earth; Marble/Stone
    ‘Ookwe Park is the first park returned to the care of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust through a collaboration with the City of Richmond and the Richmond Arts and Culture Commission. In July 2021, ‘Ookwe was...
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  • A wide outdoor mural on a low concrete wall depicting six military service members in various uniforms, including a veteran in a saluting pose. The center includes the message "Thank you for your service" set against a patriotic background of an American flag and military vehicles.
    Antioch Veterans Memorial Mural
    Category: Memorial/Monument; Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Concrete; Paint
    In 2021, Javier Rocabado created the Antioch Veterans Memorial Mural. The work is an acrylic on concrete mural of six service members from various military branches, with an American flag background, a tank, fighter jets and a naval ship. Source: ...
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  • A 7-foot-high bronze portrait statue of Don Salvio Pacheco, the founder of Concord, California. The figure is dressed in historical clothing, holding a rolled scroll in his left hand and resting his right on a pedestal with a Spanish relief. The statue stands outdoors on a granite base in a grassy park.
    Don Salvio Pacheco Monument
    Category: Memorial/Monument; Sculpture
    Medium(s): Bronze; Granite
    Paula Slater created the Don Salvio Pacheco Monument in 2018 as a commission from the Concord Historical Society in conjunction with the City of Concord, commemorating the city’s 150th anniversary. The work is a 7-foot-high over-life-size bronze...
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  • John Muir Statue and the surrounding area.
    John Muir Memorial Hospital Statue
    Category: Installation; Memorial/Monument; Water Feature/Fountain
    Medium(s): Bronze; Metal
    Northwest artist Phillip Levine (1931-2021) created bronze figurative sculptures for public and private spaces. His sculptures are realistic but with exaggerated or minimized elements such as long limbs. They often play with the elements of balance...
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  • The Cannery Lady, A life size bronze statue of a woman, holding a tray of asparagus and tomatoes and empty cans at her feet.
    The Cannery Lady
    Category: Memorial/Monument; Political/Social
    Medium(s): Bronze
    Elizabeth MacQueen created The Cannery Lady in 1996. Its creation and restorations were funded by local patrons, city and county bodies, community groups, businesses, and families. The work is a life-size bronze statue, roughly nine feet tall, that...
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