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An interview with the box wall mural artist

by Art McClanahan April 27, 2012

Myles Maillie created a wall mural from boxes. “The Art of Communication” was painted on stacked white boxes.  He painted the images over a three-day period and “built” the wall section by section. We talked on Friday of the first week of the 2012 General Conference of The United Methodist Church.

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