9. Healing Portraits at NYC Health +Hospital/Harlem
As part of the Community Mural Project, NYC Health + Hospitals presents a new mural titled Healing Portraits by Tijay Mohammed. The art piece pays homage to impactful medical pioneers and Black public figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Ronald H. Brown, Dr. Louis T. Wright, Dr. Samuel L. Kountz, and Dr. Muriel Petioni. Members of the community were invited to paint alongside Mohammed to make this mural come to life. Healing Portraits displays important figures painted in colorful brush strokes looking down at visitors as they walk inside; the faces of these Harlem legends give the place a sense of pride and hope for a brighter future. The imagery of happy children, musical notes, and Taino symbols not only commemorates historic figures but also highlights the diversity of the Harlem community and its bond with the healthcare center. Healing Portraits is displayed on a glass canopy at the entrance of the hospital’s clinic building Ronald H. Brown Ambulatory Care Pavilion on 46 W 137th Street.