Don Rockwell (website, Instagram)
Location: 2100 4th Ave
Artist Statement 
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One of the most beloved and recognizable pieces of public art in Belltown wraps around the exterior of the historic Cinerama theater on 4th Avenue. The sweeping, retro-inspired mural celebrates the golden age of cinema with bold colors, classic imagery, and a sense of playful nostalgia that perfectly suits one of Seattle’s most iconic movie houses.
The artwork was designed by Seattle creative studio Invisible Creature and brought to life by hand-painter and muralist Don Rockwell, who led a team of six painters to execute it. Rockwell is one of Seattle’s most respected practitioners of traditional sign painting and large-scale mural work, a craft that requires not just artistic skill but precision, endurance, and an understanding of how color and scale read at street level.
The result is a mural that doesn’t just decorate a building — it becomes part of the building’s identity. For anyone walking through Belltown, it serves as a vivid reminder that public art and civic memory can share the same wall, making a neighborhood feel like a place worth stopping in, looking up, and remembering.
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