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Internet Brings Venice Boutique's Political Mural Attention, Some Unwanted
A viral tweet has brought a swell of attention to a mural at a Venice boutique meant to honor top women Democrats. (Photo courtesy of Ron Brawer )
The owners of a Venice clothing boutique noticed that the number of people snapping photos of a politically themed mural on one of its walls seemed to have quadrupled on Saturday.
Little did they know that a tweet about their mural, which features top women Democrats such as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, had gone viral Saturday.
Ron Brawer of Nati boutique explains how he came to conceive the now-famous mural.
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