After east Austin mural ‘whitewashed,’ community gets first look at new design

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Months after an east Austin mural depicting black cultural icons was painted over with white paint by a new property owner, community frustration over the loss of the mural is fueling a new type of artwork there.
When boutique store Las Cruxes moved into the location on 12th and Chicon streets, a mural depicting the likes of James Brown, Michael Jackson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Marley and Tupac Shakur was painted over in white paint. The mural had been there since 2013