Sir James Thornhill stands at the end of the pedestrian tunnel in Battery Park where he will create murals honoring tennis star Arthur Ashe. The tunnel connects a basketball court to the tennis courts where Mr. Ashe practiced early in his career.
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Battery Park art project on tennis great Arthur Ashe to educate, elevate
Sir James Thornhill has spent the past 11 years enlivening buildings, mostly in Jackson Ward, with murals depicting often forgotten African-American heroes.
