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Pictured
from
left,
Dave
Provost,
Sandy
Pierce,
Gary
Torgow,
Dr.
Hubert
Massey,
Mike
Land.
(Photo
Credit
Kennette
Lamar) |
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Dr.
Hubert
Massey
Mural on
display
at
Detroit
Huntington
Tower
DETROIT
- When
Huntington
colleagues,
customers,
and
guests
enter
the
Detroit
Huntington
Tower,
they
will see
a new
mural
masterfully
painted
by
internationally
renowned
Fresco
artist
Dr.
Hubert
Massey.
His
bold,
vibrant
images
can be
spotted
throughout
the
metropolitan
Detroit
region.
Huntington
commissioned
Dr.
Massey
to
create
the new
mural,
which
pays
homage
to the
bank’s
commitment
to
Detroit’s
vibrant
community,
including
The
District
Detroit,
where
the
Huntington
Tower
sits.
The
“Forging
the
Future”
theme of
the
mural
focuses
on
Huntington’s
ongoing
commitment
to
strengthening
the
communities
it
serves.
The
mural’s
visual
depicts
how
money
and
ideas -
or the
seeds of
ideas –
are
passed
from one
person
to
another
within a
community.
Detroit
Huntington
Tower
The
Detroit
Huntington
Tower is
a
21-story
building
in the
heart of
the
city’s
entertainment
district.
The
building
is a
modern
structure
with
flexible
workspaces,
state-of-the-art
amenities,
and a
beautiful
rooftop
terrace.
The
design
of the
building
marries
the
numerous
distinctive
and
historical
architectural
styles
of the
surrounding
landscape
to
project
a
timeless
image
that
contributes
to
Detroit’s
notable
skyline.
The
Tower is
the
headquarters
for
Huntington’s
Commercial
Bank and
is one
of the
newest
office
building
developments
in the
area in
more
than 30
years.
Its
presence
in
downtown
Detroit
symbolizes
the
bank’s
strong
commitment
to the
community,
and
dedication
to
Huntington
colleagues
across
southeast
Michigan.
About
Hubert
Massey
Dr.
Hubert
Massey
is a
Michigan
artist
who
works in
a
variety
of media
to
create
large
public
art
installations.
Massey
is noted
for
collaborating
with
communities
to
create
art that
tell
their
stories.
His
installations
can be
seen in
Detroit
at the
Museum
of
African
American
History,
Paradise
Valley
Park and
Campus
Martius.
Massey
is a
graduate
of Grand
Valley
State
University
and has
studied
at the
University
of
London,
Slade
Institute
of Fine
Arts.
In 2014,
the
Detroit
Regional
Convention
Facility
Authority
commissioned
Dr.
Massey
to
create
the
first
large-scale
mural
completed
for
Huntington
Place
(formally
Cobo
Hall)
since
1987.
He
studied
with
Stephen
Dimitroff
and
Lucienne
Bloch,
apprentices
to
muralist
Diego
Rivera,
and is
one of
few
African
American
artists
painting
in the
true
Buon
Fresco
style.
As an
award-winning
Kresge
Fine
Arts
Fellow,
Dr.
Massey
is the
only
known,
African
American
commissioned
Fresco
artist
in
America.
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