Gene Davis (1920-1985)
Franklin's Footpath
1972
paint on asphalt
393.3 x 80 feet
as pictured in Life magazine 16 June 1972
With 12 miles of masking tape, 400 gallons of special paint and a lot of stooping, artist Gene Davis created the world's largest painting. It covers a 31,464-square-foot parking area at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and may last five years.
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