The Mural of Dolly Parton and RuPaul is a mural on the outside wall of a beauty salon in West Asheville, North Carolina, painted by the artist Gus Cutty. It portrays the country singer songwriter Dolly Parton and the drag performer RuPaul, with the Parton portrait added in 2018 and the RuPaul portrait added in 2021. The mural was well received, featured in an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, and served as a local memorial to Parton upon her death. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year Created LocationHaywood Road outside Beauty Parade Hair Salon, West Asheville, North Carolina 1 Visitor AccessPublicly accessible exterior wall that became a spontaneous memorial after Parton's death 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Mural of Dolly Parton and RuPaul (Wikipedia)
Lead section, year of creation
In 2018, Cutty painted a mural of Dolly Parton on Haywood Road outside Beauty Parade Hair Salon in West Asheville.
Lead section, location detail
In 2018, Cutty painted a mural of Dolly Parton on Haywood Road outside Beauty Parade Hair Salon in West Asheville.
Reception section
After Parton's death, the mural became a spontaneous memorial, with fans leaving notes and mementos.
Genre reference
The Mural of Dolly Parton and RuPaul is a mural on the outside wall of a beauty salon in West Asheville, North Carolina, painted by the artist Gus Cutty.
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