NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Ed the Zebra has garnered national attention over the last week and a half. Now he's immortalized on a Nashville art piece.

The artist who goes only by "Bandit" is a Los Angeles-based artist. He painted the zebra on a wall along 8th and Edgehill Avenue, if you want to go check it out yourself.

"Bandit" is a traveling artist who does a lot of research on what is going on in cities before he shows up. He usually paints politically motivated murals, but saw that Ed the Zebra was creating a ton of buzz in Nashville so this time he switched it up to something lighthearted.

"Bandit" says the children in the painting are meant to represent the child-like joy the zebra chase gave to Tennesseans. "Just showing how we're a bunch of kids chasing animals all the time, it seems like. It seemed like a rat race to catch this zebra. Children always add a humorous, satirical feel to the work as well." 

The artist says he did not get permission to paint this mural.

News 2 did reach out to the property owner, Graybar Electric Co., and they said they do not mind that the new mural is there.

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