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Photos: Jenny Lind kids become muralists to celebrate diversity

Fourth-grader Jeffrey Willis paints on the mural.
Fourth-grader Jeffrey Willis paints a yellow square into Jenny Lind Elementary's new mural as painter Michael Cimino looks on at the school in north Minneapolis on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. "Wow this is actually fun!" Willis said.
Evan Frost | MPR News

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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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Artist Michael Cimino points out where colors will be painted.
Artist Michael Cimino points out where a student is going to paint their section of a mural he designed for Jenny Lind Elementary School in north Minneapolis.
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Fourth-grader Jeffrey Willis paints on the mural.
Fourth-grader Jeffrey Willis paints a yellow square into Jenny Lind Elementary's new mural as painter Michael Cimino looks on at the school in north Minneapolis on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. "Wow this is actually fun!" Willis said.
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Michael Cimino explains the mural to students.
Artist Michael Cimino explains how the mural he designed for Jenny Lind Elementary is meant to bring the students together inside the school.
Evan Frost | MPR News