Murals of Kobe Bryant

More than 600 murals depicting American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant have been painted in dozens of countries,^[1] including Croatia, Haiti, Uganda, and the United States.^[2] Many of these were created following Bryant's death in a helicopter crash in 2020.

United States

A mural in Laredo, Texas, took ten months to complete.^[3]

California

The website KobeMural.com has identified and mapped hundreds of murals in Southern California.^[4]^[5]

There are many murals of Bryant in Greater Los Angeles,^[6]^[7] including in Long Beach and Venice.^[8] In Downtown Los Angeles, Jonas Never painted a mural on Lebanon Street. The Nelson's Liquor in Burbank has a mural by Isaac Pelayo. The Western Avenue side of the United Auto Center in Jefferson Park has a mural by Danny Mateo. In Melrose, JC Ro painted a mural on the side of a Shoe Palace store. The Burger City Grill in Torrance has a mural by Mike Trujillo. In South Los Angeles' Westmont community, a mural by Manny Sayes appears on the JS Liquor & Market at the intersection of Century Boulevard and Vermont.^[9]

There are several murals of Bryant in Orange County,^[10] and others in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[11]

Mural near Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 2022

References

^ Kirschenbaum, Alex. "Lakers: A World Of Kobe Bryant Tribute Murals". All Lakers | News, Rumors, Videos, Schedule, Roster, Salaries And More. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "'An outpouring of public art:' Hundreds of Kobe Bryant murals fill Los Angeles landscape". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "Kobe Bryant mural finished after 10 months". KGNS-TV. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "Here's a Map of Kobe Bryant Murals in Southern California and Around the World". NBC Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "Visit these 50 Kobe Bryant murals, mapped throughout Southern California". Orange County Register. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ Jaime, Natalya (January 30, 2020). "Street Artists Continue to Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant with Murals Throughout the City". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "He's looking for Kobe Bryant everywhere, in murals across L.A. and the world". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ Thompson-Hernández, Walter; Young, Ryan (February 22, 2020). "In L.A., Kobe Dominates the Paint". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "6 Spectacular Street Murals to Visit for Kobe Bryant Day". Thrillist. Archived from the original on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ Pagaran, Michelle (January 26, 2021). "8 Kobe Bryant Murals in Orange County". Orange Coast Magazine. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ Flores, Jessica (January 26, 2021). "A year after his death, this map tracks Kobe Bryant murals in the Bay Area — and around the world". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.