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2 days ago'Legendary' artist behind Bay Area freeway icons dies at 67
Dan Fontes, renowned Oakland muralist, passed away at 67 after battling cancer, leaving a legacy of over 400 murals in the Bay Area.
"I first encountered the Giraffix mural beneath the 580 freeway in 1983 when I was eight years old. Seeing this majestic giraffe from the back seat of our Volkswagen station wagon, I remember the magic of seeing that beautiful creature & the way it stopped time for a moment. What I couldn't have known then was how that experience planted a seed that would quietly shape my path as an artist."