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[nathanjw]

I was in Davis for the first time in a few months yesterday, and when I pulled into a parking spot next to Brooks, I noticed that the mural there had been painted over. Does anyone know when this happened, and if there are any plans to repaint or replace it?

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[simonbillenness.livejournal.com]

Rebekah just called me back. She checked out the damage yesterday.

There's a limit as to what she can do since it's private property.

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Ms. Gewirtz may be mistaken. If you are truly concerned, have her look into the Federal VARA (Visual Artists Rights Act), which has been applied in several federal cases to mural art.

An artist's rights of integrity encompass the physical integrity of the piece of art, and include: (i) the right to prevent any intentional distortion, mutilation, or other modification which would be prejudicial to the artist's honor or reputation; and (ii) the right to prevent any intentional or grossly negligent destruction of a work of recognized stature.

I'm not 100% certain about this, and in this specific case we do not know if the artist did, in fact, sign concent, but in either case Gewirtz could hit a little Lexis-Nexis research and come back with some information for you.