Harvey Milk Terminal 1
Craig Calderwood's magnificent three-story mural The Only Blue is the Sky uses a visual vernacular of dogs, flowers, fruits, potted plants, and stripes to express the diversity and exuberance of queer history and culture. The work also honors the legacy of civil rights pioneer Supervisor Harvey Milk. Histories are non-linear, relying on a diverse constellation of signifiers and people to order and give meaning to the chaos of the past. Calderwood's work ties together various signs to highlight a queer network, connecting ideas of desire, resistance, deviance, kinship, and alternative family structures throughout history. This colorful tableau also reflects the multifaceted nature of queer identity and expresses Milk's utopian ideas of making life for those who live outside of the mainstream easy, comfortable, and joyful.
