From the blog....
The Tucson Murals Project was founded in the summer of 2006 by Randy Garsee, a television news reporter (who, then, had co-anchored the weeknight KOLD 13 newscasts for almost ten years). Randy loved the hundreds of murals in Tucson; he wanted to find and share all of them with Tucsonans and visitors alike. As Randy said at the time (recalled by his wife, quoted in the Arizona Da
ily Star article written after his death in 2013):
“It was something he thought was real cool and needed to be brought to everyone's attention. Somebody got killed. Why can't we focus on the good in the place where we live?’”
Almost a year later, Jerry Peek joined the Project. The next year, Randy left Tucson. As the years went on, Jerry and Randy coordinated by email and phone; a number of times, the two of them wrestled with questions such as what’s appropriate content for the blog and what qualifies as a “mural.” (Here's part one of the long-running series “Maybe a mural.”)
After Randy’s untimely death, Jerry started doing the blog solo. He rides his bicycle around Tucson looking for murals (and mailboxes and other art). Since then, a number of other art lovers send in mural reports and David Aber has joined as co-editor. A mural map and database are taking shape. Please help out by telling Jerry about murals you find — or by sending your comments, thoughts, and questions. You can read more about Randy and the blog in our March 13, 2013 post titled: Farewell Randy: http://tucsonmurals.blogspot.com/2013/03/farewell-randy.html
