The celebrated Philadelphia mural artist Isaiah Zagar, 86, died last Thursday morning. But he made his mark on the City of Brotherly Love, leaving a legacy made of tile, glass, broken plates and folk art, in the form of over 200 murals that lend the urban landscape a lot more flair.
(Photos by Ryan Morrill)
He also touched Long Beach Island with his magic, as one of the artists who contributed to the sparkly mosaic exterior of the Firefly Gallery in Surf City.
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