Pete Hubbard's Art

Here's more information on legal rights for artists creating public art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Artists_Rights_Act

February 16th, 2006
Mural destroyed, vandalism suspected
Local News Briefs
A mural at Vallejo Plaza was destroyed over the weekend, one of the artists said Wednesday. Vallejo artist Peter Hubbard said he suspects vandals burned the piece, which hung outside the Fetterly Playhouse for the Arts and measured 10 feet by 15 feet. The mural, painted on a makeshift canvas of newsprint and cereal boxes, was designed to erode over time when left in the sun, rain and wind, Hubbard said. "I was just devastated," Hubbard said. But, he added, "That may sound peculiar because we knew they were going to be destroyed in the weather anyway." Hubbard said he and Trevor Burrowes have painted more than a half-dozen murals, but they will have to find a new place to hang the works. Mall management is forbidding the pair from displaying more murals for fear vandals may do more damage to the building.