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Gene Davis (1920-1985) Franklin's Footpath
 1972
 paint on asphalt
 393.3 x 80 feet
 as pictured in Life magazine 16 June 1972
 
 With 12 miles of masking tape, 400 gallons of special paint and a lot of stooping, artist Gene Davis created the world's largest painting. It covers a 31,464-square-foot parking area at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and may last five years.
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2002.10.16 11:47 art and architecture 30 years ago
 
   The world's largest painting--Franklin's Footpath--by Gene Davis on the parking lot in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art--31464 square feet, 12 miles of masking tape used, 400 gallons of special paint. As predicted, it lasted about 5 years. I fondly remember walking over it often. Oh boy, now I'm dreaming reenactment.
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