1.0 rich Street Art Cities https://streetartcities.com The late Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett helped put Australian rock on the map, she passed away on 21 April 2013, after a long battle with breast cancer. Amphlett Lane, off Little Bourke Street between Spring and Exhibition streets, was officially named in honour of Chrissy and declared open in February 2015.The re-naming of Corporation Lane 1639 to the decidedly more colourful Amphlett Lane comes almost two years after a petition attracted more than 7000 signatures and the lobbying of "Team Chrissy", a group comprised of author Jessica Adams, music writer Jenny Valentish, Drayton, Little Pattie and Amphlett's literary agent, Fran Moore.As well as a commemorative plaque, the artwork here features the singer's iconic schoolgirl uniform and her beloved dogs, it is by Tasmanian artist Peter Gouldthorpe. Andrew Haysom https://streetartcities.com/users/5c4aca86-0978-4a7a-9fd6-80a7dc17f686 https://streetartcities.com/media/b/b0c22fe9-7c32-4ba4-8bf1-aa111a8a3e31/1024.jpg 1024 480 480 <iframe src="https://streetartcities.com/markers/4d92a4d9-564a-485b-a145-998a7d24901a/embed" width="480" height="480" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen; storage-access" title="Chrissy Amphlett by Peter Gouldthorpe"></iframe> 3600