Chicago murals: Painting along Red Line was a Lake View homecoming for artist Anthony Lewellen
CTA Red Line riders through Lake View have a new mural to catch just east of the Sheridan stop.Artist Anthony Lewellen — also known by his graffiti name Antck — added a bright and welcoming pop of color stretching 80 feet across and 26 feet up the wall behind the Nourishing Hope building at 3945 N. Sheridan Road. Neighbors grasp hands, hand off groceries and gather around a circular table. Big bright circles within circles of various colors, Lewellen’s signature shape, billow behind the…
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