Letter: VA mural should have been preserved

Posted 1/10/19

I am writing with outrage to learn that the beautiful mural that was hand-painted by students of Rhode Island School of Design some years back is being painted over, according to what I was told, to …

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Letter: VA mural should have been preserved

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I am writing with outrage to learn that the beautiful mural that was hand-painted by students of Rhode Island School of Design some years back is being painted over, according to what I was told, to present cases to show different types of uniforms. I share my frustration to whomever decided to go forward with this plan, that other options were not explore.

That mural was a total piece of Rhode Island history, showing everything from the Newport Bridge, to beach scenes, a famous PawSox star who went on to play in Boston … That mural represented all of what was good here in R.I.

With a few strokes of a roller, it was covered over and lost for good. This issue is shameful and shows that government bureaucracy continues to exist here at the Providence VA Medical Center. My feelings go out to the students who took their time to paint that mural, only to have it destroyed by someone’s stupidity. This plan must have been approved through the director’s office, and for that reason, shame on you.

David Silvia
Woonsocket

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