Joseph's mural, part of the Vancouver Mural Festival, is being created in partnership with the Hogan's Alley Society, which advocates for the preservation and promotion of Black history in Vancouver. He is one of four Black artists contributing to the 2020 Vancouver Mural Festival, the most ever for the annual event. Joseph's mural along the Dunsmuir Viaduct, titled Hope through the Ashes: A Requiem for Hogan's Alley, is approximately 45 metres long. (Ben Nelms/CBC)'Reviving the history of Hogan's Alley'Joseph's mural brings to life the vivid characters who once defined Hogan's Alley. Artist Anthony Joseph paints a mural as part of the annual Vancouver Mural Festival on the viaducts that destroyed a predominantly Black community known as Hogan's Alley over 50 years ago.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2020 15:00 UTC