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"Jeremiah the Innocent" is for the babies! This 100% cotton American Apparel onesie the original art of legendary musician Daniel Johnston.
Daniel Johnston's twenty foot tall "Jeremiah the Innocent" mural can be seen on the side of the Crave building at 20th & Guadalupe Streets in Austin, Texas, just one block north of Storyville Austin. Daniel painted in 1993, on the side of what was then the Sound Exchange record shop. Daniel was a regular customer at the hip (and now defunct) record shop. Daniel dubbed the creature "Jeremiah the Innocent" as a nod to the Three Dog Night song "Joy to the World."
So what's the big deal about this "Hi How Are You" alien frog? Well, part of the story is the Jeremiah's creator -- Daniel Johnston. If you haven't already seen the documentary "The Devil & Daniel Johnston", make sure to add the award winning movie to your Netflix queue. Daniel Johnston is a marvelously intriguing character.
But the other part of Jeremiah's story involves the mural's near-death experience. In 2005, Baja Fresh took over the building that serves as a canvas to the mural, and they planned to paint over Jeremiah. Due to public outcry, the City of Austin responded by designating the mural a public work of art and therefore untouchable. Baja Fresh went out of business in 2007, and Crave Sushi is now the building's resident.
Visit Storyville Austin for a great view of Austin's most famous mural -- "Jeremiah the Innocent", the "Hi How Are You" frog -- the new symbol of Austin's weirdness.
Daniel Johnston's twenty foot tall "Jeremiah the Innocent" mural can be seen on the side of the Crave building at 20th & Guadalupe Streets in Austin, Texas, just one block north of Storyville Austin. Daniel painted in 1993, on the side of what was then the Sound Exchange record shop. Daniel was a regular customer at the hip (and now defunct) record shop. Daniel dubbed the creature "Jeremiah the Innocent" as a nod to the Three Dog Night song "Joy to the World."
So what's the big deal about this "Hi How Are You" alien frog? Well, part of the story is the Jeremiah's creator -- Daniel Johnston. If you haven't already seen the documentary "The Devil & Daniel Johnston", make sure to add the award winning movie to your Netflix queue. Daniel Johnston is a marvelously intriguing character.
But the other part of Jeremiah's story involves the mural's near-death experience. In 2005, Baja Fresh took over the building that serves as a canvas to the mural, and they planned to paint over Jeremiah. Due to public outcry, the City of Austin responded by designating the mural a public work of art and therefore untouchable. Baja Fresh went out of business in 2007, and Crave Sushi is now the building's resident.
Visit Storyville Austin for a great view of Austin's most famous mural -- "Jeremiah the Innocent", the "Hi How Are You" frog -- the new symbol of Austin's weirdness.
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