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A Monumental Mural Goes Up on MLK

Michael Edward Miller

Philadelphia artist Meg Saligman travels around the world, getting commissions to create huge works of public art.  She’s painted a fresco in Mexico city, a water tower in Tanzania, and a 32,000 square-foot mural in Nebraska.

But her project on MLK Boulevard in Chattanooga is the largest one she's ever created.  In fact, she says it will be one of the largest murals in the United States, and she's asked local artists and dozens of volunteers to pick up brushes and help.

Michael Edward Miller
Another view of the mural, which will wrap around the entire AT&T building on MLK.

Michael Edward Miller
At a painting session at Miller Plaza, volunteers helped color in mural panels, using a paint-by-numbers system. The panels will later be attached to the building.