*** OHLONE PARK MURAL ***
 Long ago the creator made the world.
After a great flood covered all but the peak
of the sacred mountain,
Coyote, Hummingbird, and Eagle
found the land and waters where we live. 
       Artist Jean LaMarr painting a 1000 square foot
      four-panel mural, to honor the first people of the San
      Francisco Bay Area, for whom Ohlone Park is named. The east
      panel represents the Ohlone creation story. The north panel
      shows villagers dancing. The west panel depicts members of
      indigenous families based on photographs taken over the
      generations and lent to the artist by their descendants.
      The south wall, also based on photographs, represents
      contemporary Ohlone.

           Jean LaMarr is a well-known artist who works in many
      media, including sculpture, silkscreen, and video. A
      California Indian, (Paiute and Pit River) herself, Jean has
      discussed this mural with many Ohlone indians, and she has
      won their approval for this project.

           For more than a decade, our neighbors' association,
      the Friends of Ohlone Park, has wanted a mural painted on
      this building, which serves as a vent for the BART tunnel
      below the park. We are fortunate that Jean and Spencer
      LaMarr and their associates have made this dream a reality.
      The City of Berkeley (including Council Members, the Public
      Works and the Parks and Recreation departments, and the
      Civic Arts Commission), the LEF Foundation, and local
      merchants have made important contributions to this
      project. But much more is needed. The preparation of the
      walls has been a much bigger job than anticipated. The
      supplies required for this project, from gesso to paint
      brushes, are more than the budget can afford.

    Your contribution is welcome, whether in the form of worktime, the
donation of supplies, or financial support.  If you are unsure of what to
contribute, please ask one of the artists.

    The dedication ceremony for the mural was held on Saturday, October
28th, 1995.

                                            Friends of Ohlone Park.
For more information call:
Steve Most (510) 548-3537

OR

Jack Hoyt (510) 841-8682

Ohlone Park is in Berkeley, California, about 6 easy blocks from the Berkeley BART station. The park is a long strip of land -- once a railway -- that runs east and west from two blocks west of Shattuck, down towards the bay.

If you are not familiar with Berkeley, rest assured that Ohlone Park is easy to locate. The BART station agent in Berkeley should be able to help you, as will the map of Berkeley at the station.

[This is the text of the OHLONE PARK MURAL Project general information
flier. The mural is an extremely finely crafted and researched work. --dd]
== Daniel Davidson ==
davidson@sfsu.edu
** Don't hit. Clean your mess **

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