A montage of young faces comprise a
new mural on the Penbrook Borough
administrative building at 150 S. 28th
St, Harrisburg, PA.
e mural, funded by a generous
community donor, overlooks the Elm
Street Station Park playground.
"is mural is like a cherry on the top
of our park rehab project," said Ben
Stokes, Chairman of Penbrook's Parks
Committee. "e park rehab finished
in 2019 thanks to a number of grants,
and this mural is the perfect ending—
every time I bring it up at our Penbrook
borough meetings, everybody is excited
about it."
First-time muralist Sarah Fogg of
Harrisburg based the mural design
on photographs of actual Penbrook
children who attended the borough's
summer camp. e mural's theme of
children was the top choice of local
residents surveyed.
"My approach is to use bright colors, so
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that the mural looks happy," says Fogg. "I
want to do these kids justice and make
sure they're proud of seeing their faces
up on the wall. ese kids represent the
future of their community."
Fogg has close ties to Penbrook. As
a child, she attended the elementary
school serving Penbrook, South Side
Elementary, in the Central Dauphin
School District. Seven years ago, Fogg
returned to the school district as an
elementary school art teacher.
