Packy mural
Former outdoor mural in Portland, Oregon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Packy mural was a public artwork depicting the elephant Packy, painted on the Skidmore Fountain Building in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. The artwork was designed by Eric Larsen and painted in 1990 by North Pacific Sign and Design, but was destroyed during the building's 2008 renovation to become the new headquarters for Mercy Corps.[1]
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Artist | Eric Larsen |
Year | 1990 (1990) |
Type | Mural |
Subject | Packy |
Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 45.52283°N 122.67081°W / 45.52283; -122.67081 |
The mural received a generally positive reception, though in 1997 the president of the company that owned the building expressed his desire to replace the artwork, which he considered a free advertisement for the Oregon Zoo. He wanted to replace it with an illustration that promoted the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. His search was met with resistance by building tenants, particularly employees of the advertising agency Young and Roehr, who began displaying "Save Packy" signs and campaigning for the art's preservation.