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Who Was Bill Walker?

eā€™s been called the forefather of the community mural movement in Chicago, and art historians often compare him to Mexicoā€™s Diego Rivera. Birmingham, Alabama-born artist William ā€œBillā€ Walker was the first to engage city neighborhoods in the creation of public artworks that were accessible, that mirrored the peopleā€™s pride and plights, and that were spatially […]