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'''TRTL''' or '''TRDL''' (as well as a number of other spellings) refers alternately to a number of instances of [[graffiti]] based in [[Detroit, Michigan]], ostensibly painted by Ronald Scherz, or to the artist himself. The "tags" feature a simple cartoon turtle accompanied by the words "TRTL", or some other variation on the spelling. After the artist tagged the [[Detroit Institute of Arts]] building in early 2003, public awareness of the TRTL tags spiked, due in part to a small amount of the media's attention. The media speculated that the artist was commenting on how slow the city was being restored,{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} but the artist has never admitted to any similar motivation.

The president of the museum offered a $1,000 reward to anyone who turned in the person(s) responsible. In turn, local artist [[Geoff Burgeau]], who (at the time) had an exhibit hosted by the museum, offered $1,000 to the first person to [[Pieing|pie]] the DIA president. Burgeau's exhibit was subsequently removed from the museum. Filmmaker Tony Smith even made a documentary about [[Detroit]] [[graffiti]], called [http://www.paintcansandpolitics.com/ Paint Cans and Politics], focused primarily on discovering the identity of TRDL.

The [[Detroit Free Press]] eventually wrote a story implicating Ronald Scherz in 2004.<ref>[http://www.nograffiti.com/grafnews/9_04/turtle_sticks_neck_out.htm Turtle sticks neck out<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* http://www.samaman.com/upinthed/archives/2004_01_01_archive.html
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/13063959@N00/sets/72157600736067204/
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_107.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_98.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_86.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_73.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_79.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_35.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_36.jpg
* http://www.puregraffiti.com/graffiti-gallery/data/702/TRTL_25.jpg

[[Category:Artist collectives]]
[[Category:Culture of Detroit, Michigan]]
[[Category:Graffiti in the United States]]


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