The monumental painting is the work of North Carolina-based aerosol artist JEKS who was in Derry for the Get Up Street Art Festival, which took place as part of the Foyle Maritime Festival programme.
Earhart made history by becoming the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean when she landed in Gallagher’s field in Ballyarnett, on the outskirts of Derry on Saturday, May 21, 1932.
The new mural on the NWRC building at the corner of Boating House Lane and Queen’s Quay overlooking the River Foyle is so big it is visible from vantage points in the Waterside.
Meanwhile, around the corner the PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival.
13. An iconic new mural celebrating the ground-breaking aviatrix Amelia Earhart is nearing completion at the North West Regional College campus in Derry city centre.
An iconic new mural celebrating the ground-breaking aviatrix Amelia Earhart is nearing completion at the North West Regional College campus in Derry city centre. Photo: Kevin Mullan
14. The PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival.
The PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival. Photo: Kevin Mullan
15. The PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival.
The PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival. Photo: Kevin Mullan
16. The PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival.
The PEABALL street art collective completely revamped Lower Clarendon Street and a section of the Strand Road with a series of new murals during the Get Up Street Art Festival. Photo: Kevin Mullan