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University of Michigan students paint massive mural on Ann Arbor campus to honor class of 2021
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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The University of Michigan commencement mural honors the U-M Class of 2021 and was painted by 29 undergraduate students from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. It is located on the street outside of the Rackham Graduate School (915 E. Washington Street), between Thayer and Fletcher Streets. (Copyright 2021 Michigan Photography)
ANN ARBOR – Undergraduate students from University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design spent nearly five hours on Sunday creating a chalk paint mural outside the Rackham Graduate School to honor the class of 2021.