"76ERS: BEYOND THE COURT"
by Ernel Martinez
Inspired by the winning design contest submission by 5th-grader Brendan Dougherty, Ernel Martinez led a community effort to create this 2017 mural at Broad and Federal Streets in Philadelphia. Working with the city's Mural Arts program Martinez continued their longstanding tradition of highlighting the history and local heroes of Philadelphia with a composition featuring the actions of @JuliusErving , aka Dr. J, and many other iconic @Sixers basketball stars—not only on the court, but in service to the community. Born in Belize and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Martinez installed this mural 10 years after moving to Philadelphia to study at UPenn—where as fate would have it he took a class with Mural Arts Executive Director, Jane Golden. Since that meeting Martinez has worked on approximately 30 mural projects across the city. @muralarts/
