Photos: Jenny Lind kids become muralists to celebrate diversity
Fourth-grader Georron Walker will remember this school project. "In a few years from now, I'm going to look at this, and I'll remember which one I did."
Georron pointed to a gold triangle on a gray wall at Jenny Lind Elementary School in north Minneapolis. The wall will soon be covered with a multicolored, geometric mural.
Minnesota artist Michael Cimino created the design to showcase the school's diversity. Each student made a drawing that will be stenciled on top of the pattern.
"On this floor you are a student, right?" Cimino said pointing to the edge of a drop cloth at the foot of the wall. He motioned the students forward. "On this canvas, you are a professional painter."
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