Project Overview

Basketball Court Panels | Pierotti Park

“The imagery captures moments of everyday life in the surrounding Raleigh community and celebrates this predominately African-American neighborhood. ”

Memphis artist Anthony D. Lee created outdoor enhancements for players and spectators at the basketball court in Pierotti Park. He is known for his brightly colored imagery. The color scheme of the digitally enhanced images matches the colorful seat covers in yellow, red, and magenta. The imagery captures moments of everyday life in the surrounding Raleigh community and celebrates this predominately African-American neighborhood. The photos are printed on vinyl and mounted on irregularly shaped, trapezoid steel panels that are up to eight feet high and two-and-a-half feet wide. They provide shade in the seating area.

About the Artist

ANTHONY D. LEE

Artist Anthony D. Lee is a native of Memphis, TN. His work has been influenced by the city’s creative atmosphere, its culinary and musical environment, as well as the Civil Rights Movement. Anthony has completed several public art projects with the UrbanArt Commission, among them, the award-winning Modern Hieroglyphs mural at Central Station on South Main Street. He also lived on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the vibrancy of life and color contributed to his artistic development.