Bless Her Heart

Public art has become both more common and more widely celebrated everywhere. 

Here in Mississippi, Hattiesburg probably offers the most murals in the smallest area. 

But murals can also be found in several other places across the state…including Jackson,  Oxford, Starkville and Tupelo. 

JXN Icons 

• Location: Old Capital Inn on North Street 
• Subject: Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers; writer and photographer Eudora Welty; American ballet dancer, educator, and author Thalia Mara; and rapper and philanthropist David Banner

Welcome to Jackson 

• Artist: Scott Allen  
• Location: at the corner of State and Pearl Street  
• Purpose: to show Jackson as the hospitable and colorful city it is 

Oxford 

Greetings from Oxford 

Here in Spirit  

• Located: Oxford Square North Plaza on Jefferson Avenue 
• Purpose: to honor the Chickasaw Nation and remind viewers that the spirit of the Chickasaw Nation still lives on in Oxford. 
• Subject: Princess Hoka, the Chickasaw young woman who owned the land where the Town of Oxford now resides 

Starkville: Welcome to Fabulous Stark Vegas 

• Located: intersection of Russell and Mill Streets 
• Subject: Bully, the beloved mascot of Mississippi State University 

Tupelo:  

Chickasaw Heritage Mural 

• Artists: Lujan Perez and MJ Torrecamp 
• Located: at the corner of West Main and Broadway Streets 
• Purpose: to celebrates the Chickasaw Nation and their long relationship with the area 

Elvis Murals

• Location: Reed’s Department Store: This department store has been in business since 1905. The present-day store covers most of a city block. Peek into the alley ways surrounding the entire building for additional intriguing murals such as…. 

The 1950s Elvis 

• Subject: closeup of his face 

• Location: at the Main Street entry to Reed’s Department Store 

The 1970s Elvis 

• Subject: Elvis in the white jumpsuit and blue cape 

• Location: Reed’s.  

• The Jailhouse Rock Elvis  

• Location: on Main Street, next to Kermit’s Outlaw Kitchen 

Greetings From Tupelo 

• Artists: local artists Reid Caldwell and Kit Stafford 

• Loxated: Tupelo Hardware Company 

• History: Elvis Presley purchased his first guitar at this hardware store. The hardware store is now a cultural landmark, still maintaining the original appearance of the store.