Richmond artist Sir James Thornhill poses in front of the array of 26 murals he has installed on the former Baker Elementary School on St. John Street in Gilpin Court that he once attended. Included are three tribute paintings of the late acting great Charles Gilpin, for whom the community is named; the late Lillie Estes, a longtime activist and organizer in Gilpin; and retired Richmond arts teacher Samuel Banks, who once taught at the building. This building, though vacant, is being targeted as a youth center. The remainder of the former school is now filled with apartments for seniors.
