Religious Murals

By Manuel Macarrulla.

Our Lady of Grace

Patron Saint of the Dominican Republic

Elton Street, at Fulton

East New York

Here, again, is a sign of what I've said before about the ubiquity of Dominican symbols in the neighborhood of East New York. Above, La Virgen de Alta Gracia, a uniquely Dominican presence, lends her weight to the character of the neighborhood. Rendered, evidently, by an unschooled painter, the figure, nevertheless, reaches any Dominican viewer with instant messages of a familiar culture, and old memories of home.

Jesus

Elton Street, at Fulton

East New York