The U Street landmark widely known as “the RBG building” is headed to auction next week, raising questions about the future of the beloved mural of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Standing three stories tall, the mural depicts Ginsburg in her judicial robe with her hands open as a flock of birds flies above her. It’s an image that has become a staple of D.C.’s public art scene, even being an included stop on city tours.

“People know the building because it is the RBG building,” said owner lisa wise, who commissioned the artwork in 2019, one year before the justice’s death.

The building’s owner said she knew instantly what she wanted the mural to be.

“When we drove up and I saw the wall, I just thought that needs to be a mural of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and I would like

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