If you usually ride Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Red Line staring at your phone, you might miss out on a world of art. Spearheaded by Land Studio, InterUrban features 16 murals and two photo installations inspired by the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which focus on written works highlighting diversity. “It became this greater concept so it wasn’t just murals next to public transit,” says Land Studio’s Joe Lanzilotta.
![Alan Giberson's Mural Alan Giberson's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/alan-giberson's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=cce70a8c_0)
1. Alan Giberson, Cleveland
Inspiration: The Autobiography of
Malcolm X by Alex Haley
“[Noblesse Oblige] means those who are in power have responsibly to take care of those that are less fortunate,” says Giberson. “Someone used it describe [Malcom X].”
![Margaret Kimball's Mural Margaret Kimball's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/margaret-kimball's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=dce70a8c_0)
2. Margaret Kimball, Cleveland
Inspiration: White Papers by Martha Collins
“I like the word yes,” says Kimball. “It felt inclusive. I just painted ‘Yes’ in really big letters and put flowers all around it.”
![Pat Perry's Mural Pat Perry's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/pat-perry's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=ece70a8c_0)
3. Pat Perry, Detroit
Inspiration: Edith Anisfield Wolf, who established the book prize
“[It’s] mainly based on the idea that if Edith Anisfield Wolf were alive today, I think she’d be encouraging us all to take direct aim at the great moral and social crises of our time,” says Perry.
![Peter Larson's Mural Peter Larson's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/peter-larson's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=fce70a8c_0)
4. Peter Larson, Cleveland
Inspiration: The inclusiveness and diversity of the book awards
“By actually shooting RTA riders, we felt it was better than a curated group of people,” Larson says.
![Aaron De La Cruz's Mural Aaron De La Cruz's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/aaron-de-la-cruz's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=ce40a8c_0)
5. Aaron De La Cruz, San Francisco
Inspiration: Sophie, Climbing The Stairs by Delores Kendrick
“The story is about a little girl learning how to read,” De La Cruz says. “The shapes are commas and periods, which hold a very important meaning and metaphor in the story.”
![Darius Steward's Mural Darius Steward's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/darius-steward's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=1ce40a8c_0)
6. Darius Steward, Cleveland
Inspiration: The Rain by John Edgar Wideman
“It kind of talks a little bit about the idea of perception and identity,” Steward says. “A lot of my work deals with identity and being black and how I’m perceived.”
![Amber Esner's Mural Amber Esner's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/amber-esner's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=2ce40a8c_0)
7. Amber Esner, Cleveland
Inspiration: “The End,” a poem from American Sublime by Elizabeth Alexander
“The poem was the process of someone getting rid of objects from a past relationship,” Esner says. “In my mural, there’s a handful of different objects I’ve given away or friends have given away.”
![Katy Kosman's Mural Katy Kosman's Mural](https://clevelandmagazine.azureedge.net/sitefinity/images/default-source/default-album/katy-kosman's-mural.jpg?sfvrsn=3ce40a8c_0)
8. Katy Kosman, Cleveland
Inspiration: “The $5 Bill” from The Richer the Poorer by Dorothy West
“It’s about a girl who had a complicated relationship with her parents,” Kosman says. “It was her reflecting on her life … and out of that I got the idea for ‘Don’t be too happy, you’ll get soft.’ ”