Gulliver in Wonderland Mural

Chicago


Prolific Pilsen muralist Hector Duarte covered his home/studio with this enormous painting. It shows a giant, outstretched Mexican immigrant as Gulliver who is trying to break free from the barbed wire that binds him. Duarte has created more than 50 murals in the Chicago area.


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