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Virtual Unveiling

October 16th, 2007 by Bart Everson

Mid-City residents are familiar with the work of local artist Madeleine Faust. She made the distinctive “Mid-City” sculpture at the corner of Carrollton and Canal.

Heart of the City

Now Mid-City Neighborhood Organization has commissioned Madeleine to design a neighborhood sign utilizing some of the elements from her sculpture. In collaboration with neighborhood volunteers on the Communications Committee, Madeleine worked through several iterations and finally came up with this bold and beautiful design:

Mid-City Sign (front)

With grant money from Mercy Corps, we hope eventually to fabricate several signs. Then we will need to call for more volunteers to help install them at key locations around the neighborhood.

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3 Responses to “Virtual Unveiling”

  1. Mary Hogan Says:
    October 16th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

    For what it’s worth, this neighbor in Lakeview LOVES the sign! It’s bright, bold, vibrant. Just like the residents of MidCity.

  2. Jim Taylor Says:
    October 17th, 2007 at 5:37 am

    I love this sign. It will further establish our identity in a very positive way. People will see this sign and know that the heighborhood is proud enough to boldly tell the city that we are here and take great pride in our part of town. Jim

  3. Art B. Branding Says:
    October 17th, 2007 at 10:41 am

    This sign looks very 1980s in its aesthetic in my opinion. Sorry to say. I’m sure this artist does some lovely work but this sign in particular seems decades behind the times. If we’re going to be decades behind the times, why not be “classic” at least and go back even further in time for inspiration? Many people in Mid City have never liked the sculpture on the corner of Carrollton and Canal since it went up. There are also smaller works similar to it near Bayou St John. All seems repetitive and not in a good way. Recalls the Wonder Wall of the World’s Fair. Hearts and moons are cheesy and overused to the point of cliche no matter how you stack them. This sign will only seem more dated in years to come. Broadmoor at least has a tasteful neighborhood sign. I think we can be “artsy” or “creative” and not staid like the Broadmoor sign, but we have to do better.

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