PS 83X: My Librarian is ...

Six Mural Series Featuring Art Direction by Laura Alvarez (Bronx 2024)

MS 83X: My Librarian is an Elephant

Intensive (Bronx 2024)
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At PS 83 Donald Hertz, the Principal wanted a piece of artwork that reflected the fourth grade curriculum. After reviewing the various curriculum modulars and books, an obvious theme emerged!  While fourth graders studied different flora and fauna around the world, they also explore how different children learn across the globe.

In her first collaboration with Thrive Collective, veteran muralist Laura Alvarez drew from experiences as an illustrator and children’s book author to create a story book inspired design called, “My Librarian is a Camel.” Painted in the 4th grade stairwell, the installation includes six distinct murals and depicts how youth in Thailand, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru and England receive books and learn.  

MS 83X: My Librarian is … (Six Mural Series, 2024)

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Mural Collaborations with New York Edge

Murals at PS/MS 83X

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Project Details

My Librarian is a Camel
MS 83X (2024)


• Art Direction: Laura Alvarez
• Contributing Artists: Ayana Ayo & Kenneth Tooley
• Six stairwell murals totaling approximately 350 square feet
• Mixed Media on Plaster
• Sponsored by New York Edge, MS 83X, NYC DYCD, NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs

  • Intensive
  • Interior
  • Middle School

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