Mount Rainier Mural Honors Muhammad Ali

A new mural in Mount Rainier honors Muhammad Ali.

Over the summer, Washington, D.C. artist Jay F. Coleman painted a mural of the side of the Pizza D’Oro building at 4000 34th St., across the street from the Glut Food Co-Op.

Coleman said that his goal was to “focus on the humanity” of Ali and appeal to as many people as possible.

“You can’t offend anybody, you want to draw in everybody and you can never please everybody,” he said.

He added a more everyday concern that the mural not be a distraction for drivers at the nearby intersection.

Coleman was chosen by residents from five finalists for a mural of Ali. The mural was paid for by a grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Main Street Improvement Program.

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