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Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler, read by Mark Bramhall

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A conversation 
with Lisa and Loren

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LEARN: WPA Murals Detroit

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Someone Builds a Dream illustrator Loren Long's art is influenced by WPA Murals. 

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In 1937 an artist named Walter Speck completed mural in Detroit as part of the WPA effort to employ artists. LEARN MORE

LEARN: Detroit Industry Murals

In 1932, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera began to paint a series of murals in Detroit. The murals portray the geological, technological, and human history of Detroit. Rivera considered the Detroit Industry Murals his finest work. 

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Visit the DIA to see these amazing murals for yourself. 

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LEARN MORE HERE

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