The Baayfalls

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The Baayfalls
The Baayfalls by Jordan Casteel.jpg
Obstructed view of the painting along the High Line in February 2020
Artist Jordan Casteel
Year2017 (2017)
Location New York City (December 2019 – December 2020)
Coordinates 40°44′50.6″N74°0′18.1″W / 40.747389°N 74.005028°W / 40.747389; -74.005028

The Baayfalls is a 2017 painting by Jordan Casteel. [1] The 1,400-square-foot mural is currently on display along Manhattan's High Line, [2] in the U.S. state of New York, from December 2019 to December 2020. [3] [4] The painting depicts two street vendors (one male and one female); the woman's T-shirt reads, "I am not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all make it." [5] [6]

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