In reply to Elinor D'Andrea.

The mural was typographical- “ TIME TO UNPERSON”. It was not racist, antisemitic, homophonic or containing any vulgarities. Nor was it political. The term UNPERSON references George Orwell’s novel 1984 which takes place in an imaginary future in a dystopian society. Evidently those opposed to the mural took this as a criticism of the current administration, ignoring that the same typography was installed in other locations during the previous administration.

In addition, there has been no precedent in the town of Roscoe/Town of Rockland for murals/public artwork. There are no coding guidelines for art - only commercial signage, which obviously the work was not commercial signage.