The City of Reading
The City of Reading
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Imagine a city made entirely of books. Where row homes look like encyclopedia sets, trains puff pages, and you can float down a river of words. Welcome to The City of Reading, designed and painted by the neighborhood youth and staff of the Northeast Library.
Location
Location
639 Court Street,
639 Court Street,
West Reading, PA 19611
Project Support
Project Support
Sponsors:
Sponsors:
Reading Public Museum, in conjunction with the exhibition
Keith Haring: Journey of the Radiant Baby
Keith Haring: Journey of the Radiant Baby
Reading Public Library
Reading Public Library
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission
Parker Paint
Mural design and fabrication:
Community volunteers
Studio assistant:
David Welty
Project completion
2006
About the Project
Created in connection with the Reading Public Museum’s Keith Haring exhibition, the project invited neighborhood youth and community volunteers to imagine reading as an entire cityscape. Familiar urban forms were transformed through book imagery, giving the mural a whimsical identity that connects the city’s name with the act of reading itself.
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