Last night’s waxing crescent moon setting behind the Rainbow Swash. Photographed alongside Whitney Shaw from Deer Island, 5.4 miles away (definitely took a bit to find the tank from that far away). Corita Kent, a former nun, social justice advocate artist designed the artwork for the gas tank in 1971, which was commissioned by the Boston Gas Company president. Video description: The crescent moon sets behind a large white gas tank with giant swathes of color (red, green, orange, yellow, and blue

Boston’s Rainbow Swash, painted in 1971 by Corita Kent (a former Catholic nun turned pop artist), is the largest copyrighted artwork in the world 🌈©️ Crews suspended by ropes scaled the 140-foot Dorchester gas tank to paint it, and the design was recreated in 1992 after the original tank was torn down 🎨⛽️ 🎥: @jammerlid | The Boston Calendar