Mural portrays little-known figure in Arizona history

by Adnan Alam
  • Slug: BC-CNS Mural mystery. About 25 words; web video story 
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By YU ZHANG
Cronkite News

PHOENIX – Two local artists, Hugo Medina and Darrin Armijo-Wardle, took a six-month journey to discover more about a little-known figure with a colorful Arizona history: Malinda Curtis, whose birthdate is unknown but died in 1910. The difficult part was the work it took to uncover a mystery.

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The Malinda mural is on the Renaissance Hotel mural on the alley between First and Central avenues. (Photo by Yu Zhang/Cronkite News)
The Malinda Curtis mural celebrates a woman who was lost to Arizona history. (Photo courtesy of Downtown Phoenix Inc.)
Two local artists, Hugo Medina and Darrin Armijo-Wardle, look for the right sprays for the Malinda Curtis mural. (Photo courtesy of Downtown Phoenix Inc.)