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JamesG · 04-25-2017, 03:08 PM

"Orange Is the New Black" Commissions Poussey Washington Murals
by Jackie Strause
April 25, 2017

"Orange Is the New Black" is invoking Poussey Washington in cities around the world.

After the shocking death of the fan-favorite character (played by Samira Wiley) in the fourth season of the prison dramedy, Netflix has asked Orange-watching artists around the world to create portraits in honor of the beloved Poussey, a black inmate who died at the hands of an inexperienced white corrections officer during the acclaimed series' most provocative episode yet.

Viewers still in mourning can expect to see murals popping up in eight cities around the world — New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco — ahead of the series' fifth season premiere this summer on June 9.

All portraits bear the #OITNB hashtag and slogan, "Stand Up."

"I want to do the character justice and do the show justice because I think they have so many strong messages that are really relevant today," Detroit-based artist Michelle Tanguay told the Associated Press of her hand-pained portrait.

"To see an African-American woman on the wall in Detroit, blown up huge, with the words 'Stand Up' — it's just so empowering and that's what I wanted everyone to feel when they see the mural."

Wiley, now starring in Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale", said she was honored to have her character immortalized in a nod to the recent cases of African Americans killed in police custody.

"I think it's our responsibility as artists to be able to reflect the time that we're living in," she told the AP. "She's a fictional character that can elicit real change in thought and action from people."

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,129	"Orange Is the New Black" Commissions Poussey Murals around the World *"Orange Is the New Black" Commissions Poussey Washington Murals* by Jackie Strause April 25, 2017 "Orange Is the New Black" is invoking Poussey Washington in cities around the world. After the shocking death of the fan-favorite character (played by Samira Wiley) in the fourth season of the prison dramedy, Netflix has asked Orange-watching artists around the world to create portraits in honor of the beloved Poussey, a black inmate who died at the hands of an inexperienced white corrections officer during the acclaimed series' most provocative episode yet. Viewers still in mourning can expect to see murals popping up in eight cities around the world — New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco — ahead of the series' fifth season premiere this summer on June 9. All portraits bear the #OITNB hashtag and slogan, "Stand Up." "I want to do the character justice and do the show justice because I think they have so many strong messages that are really relevant today," Detroit-based artist Michelle Tanguay told the Associated Press of her hand-pained portrait. "To see an African-American woman on the wall in Detroit, blown up huge, with the words 'Stand Up' — it's just so empowering and that's what I wanted everyone to feel when they see the mural." Wiley, now starring in Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale", said she was honored to have her character immortalized in a nod to the recent cases of African Americans killed in police custody. "I think it's our responsibility as artists to be able to reflect the time that we're living in," she told the AP. "She's a fictional character that can elicit real change in thought and action from people." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...-murals-997129 Attached Images