07 April 2013

Gandhi visits North Charleston

Mahatma Gandhi, North Charleston, S.C.
I've been on the look out for a mural of Mahatma Gandhi that I heard was in North Charleston but no one seemed to know where it was. I finally asked a server at Evo's Pizza and was informed that it was on the wall inside a bar - The Sparrow.

It was early in the afternoon and with the establishment relatively empty the manager let me wander and admire. The artist is Douglas Panzone.

8 comments:

chuckography said...

Glad you found more examples of Doug's artistry at the delightful dive The Sparrow. I lined up a picture so Bill Murray (Caddyshack)appeared next to Gandhi. What a duo.

Charlestonjoan said...

How did I miss your entry? I will backtrack and find it. I imagined it outside but no one seemed to know so I tried asking about inside murals.

Marcheline said...

Fab! Sounds like the beginning of an old joke: "So I walk into this bar, and there's Ghandi..."

Stefan Jansson said...

Looks like George Harrison behind Gandhi.

Charlestonjoan said...

It does. I actually hesitated to show him with alcohol since he didn't drink at all and vowed to his mother not to.

brattcat said...

and i think elvis has not yet left the building.

brattcat said...

or is that johnny cash?

Charlestonjoan said...

Johnny Cash I think. There were murals all over the walls. I just caught a snippet in this scene. There is a good one of Edgar Allan Poe as well.