King Chad: Disney pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman with huge mural – art and culture

On Thursday, California’s Disneyland honoured the late actor Chadwick Boseman at Annaheim’s Downtown Disney District by unveiling a huge mural of the Black Panther star titled ‘King Chad’. According to an Instagram post about the mural on Disney’s page, the artwork was designed by writer and concept artist Nikkolas Smith. The artwork displays the Marvel star exchanging a Wakanda salute with a young fan wearing the iconic Black Panther mask. Disney also shared images of the mural on Instagram and according to the caption the artwork with pays a tribute to Chadwick reads the following inscription from the artist, “As a former Disney Imagineer, I had the honour of working on a major children’s hospital initiative and Avengers Campus as my final two assignments. Seeing Chadwick’s heart for people in-person, and later discovering his courageous battle with…