Artist Perrion Hurd designed the mural honoring Harriet Tubman,
an American Civil War hero. Student participants: (l) to (r) Michael Blades, Cas Romero, Emily Wilson, J.J. Barret, Calena Hill, Davon Davis, Tykira Danner, Betty Steelman, Briceyda Garcia, Angelica Hurtado, Khristin Guardado, Kiersten Cullins, Layla Simpson, Danny Asitimbay, Yasmin Pacheco, Ana Lilia Vasquez, Conner Robertson, Telia Europe, Ariel Ward, Anna Moreno, Lilian Simpson.
Members of the Hot Springs World Class High School Art Club, led by Shirley Tipton, collaborated with Little Rock-based artist, Perrion Hurd, to create silhouettes along the base of the Freedom mural.
Hurd was commissioned by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance to create the Freedom mural, located at 901 Central Avenue – the corner of Central Avenue and Market Street – in downtown Hot Springs, to honor the legacy of hero Harriet Tubman and to preserve the history of the American Civil War. Tipton spent 6 weeks educating the students about Harriet Tubman and leading them to create their own works of art with Tubman as the subject prior to their participation in the public mural.
Hot Springs High School staff members on-site include Shirley Tipton, Terri Knapick, Adriane Barnes, Principal Kiley Simms, Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Nehus.
