Murals by Jonathan Laidacker seen at Philadelphia, Philadelphia - Philadelphia Rowing

Image credit: Created with Mural Arts Philadelphia with input from Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club

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Item Philadelphia Rowing

Created by Jonathan Laidacker

As seen in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Rowing

Murals by Jonathan Laidacker, as seen in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Created & Sold By:

Jonathan Laidacker

Located In Philadelphia, PA

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This image is one in a four-part Philadelphia Rowing series on the Schuylkill River. This painting focuses on the women in the city of Philadelphia who made strides forward with the sport. Through a number of public paint days on historic boathouse row along the river, there are over 400 people who can claim that they assisted in laying in the under painting for the mural.

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Meet the Creator

Jonathan Laidacker

Philadelphia, PA

I paint murals because I'm addicted to the process. From working with community members to putting the last bit of sealer on it. I love every bit of it.

After college I moved to Pittsburgh. It was obvious to me at 22 years old that I was going to become a famous painter in no time. After three months, I was flipping through the ‘help wanted’ ads as I sat at my third shift job as a gas station attendant… sorry, ‘petroleum distribution engineer’…. and I saw an ad for the ‘Sprout Fund Organization’ and their upcoming mural season. That was what set off a now 15-year obsession as a mural painter.
Six months later I packed up my things and moved to Philadelphia to attend the MFA program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and to annoy the people at Mural Arts Philadelphia into giving me a project. Fast forward 14 years and I’ve created over 50 murals throughout the city of Philadelphia and have managed to annoy my colleagues slightly less. This count includes ‘How Philly Moves’ at the Philadelphia International Airport, and ‘Our City, Our Team’ on Darien Street across from Lincoln Financial Field. These are the two largest mural projects in the city.

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