Founded in 2016, the Nashville Walls Project has brought over fifteen artists to Nashville, providing them with the opportunity to leave their mark on the growing city. Originally a one-time event sponsored by Gibson Custom Division, event-turned-project was started by Eva Boros and Brian Greif (1960-). One of the early works of the project was Neils "Shoe" Meulman's (1967-) mural, As Long As The Grass Shall Grow, found on the northeast corner of a parking garage on Fifth Avenue North. This mural showcases Meulman's signature style, calligraffiti, which blends calligraphy and graffiti together as one art form. The piece honors Johnny Cash, as it recites his famous lyrics to the song "As Long As The Grass Shall Grow." The song is from Cash's 1964 album Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian and was written by Peter La Farge (1931-1965) about the loss of Seneca Nation land for the Kinzua Dam.
As Long As The Grass Shall Grow Mural
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Founded in 2016, the Nashville Walls Project has brought over fifteen artists to Nashville, providing them with the opportunity to leave their mark on the growing city. Originally a one-time event sponsored by Gibson Custom Division, event-turned-project was started by Eva Boros and Brian Greif (1960-). One of the early works of the project was Neils "Shoe" Meulman's (1967-) mural, As Long As The Grass Shall Grow, found on the northeast corner of a parking garage on Fifth Avenue North. This mural showcases Meulman's signature style, calligraffiti, which blends calligraphy and graffiti together as one art form. The piece honors Johnny Cash, as it recites his famous lyrics to the song "As Long As The Grass Shall Grow." The song is from Cash's 1964 album Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian and was written by Peter La Farge (1931-1965) about the loss of Seneca Nation land for the Kinzua Dam.