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Brooklyn, New York: Mom's Murals: Laser Beams and Cloud Men

Two dramatic paintings grace the exterior of what was known as the Black Lady Theater. A grandmotherly lady ("Mother Africa") shoots laser beams from her eyes as young African-American men pose on clouds. A sign indicates that more art is inside the closed building.

Address:
750 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Directions:
Painted on a storefront on the west side of Nostrand Ave., six stores south of Park Place, and north of St. Johns Place. Neighborhood Gentrification Alert: this art may not survive.
Admission:
Free
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Mom's laser beam eyes mural.

Laser Beam Lady and Cloud Men

The Black Lady Theater murals are there! Gentrification has not taken it away as of 4/19/16.

[David, 04/21/2016]

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