David McIntyre, left, and Yusef Lateef, both in the bucket, and Ivan Kende, on the ground.
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UpTown Green mural wall and park before development.
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Ivan Kende, left, and Yusef Lateef fine tuning.
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Yusef Lateef.
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Mural whole.
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David McIntyre studies the mural.
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Ivan Kende working on the mural on August 25, 2014.
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The mural nears completion on September 3, 2014.
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Yusef Lateef holds up one of the stencils created by David McIntyre.
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David McIntyre, left, and Yusef Lateef, both in the bucket, and Ivan Kende, on the ground.
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Ivan Kende and Yusef Lateef complete their work.
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Yusef Lateef working on the mural early in its development in mid July.
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Ivan Kende, painting with a roller, and Yusef Lateef getting underway in mid July.
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Ivan Kende and Yusef Lateef work on the mural in mid July.
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Ivan Kende and Yusef Lateef in the very early stages of the mural and park's development this summer.
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Yusef Lateef and Ivan Kende near completion of the mural.
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Ivan Kende working on the mural on August 25, 2014.
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Ivan Kende working on the mural on August 25, 2014.
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Yusef Lateef and Ivan Kende, right, conference on their next move late in the project.
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Ivan Kende works on the face of Nefertiti in the bucket, and Yusef Lateef ponders.
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Yusef Lateef and Ivan Kende, right, conference on their next move early in the project.
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Ivan Kende, as seen from the lift.
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Ivan Kende, on the scaffold, left, and Yusef Lateef measure and mark the span of the boat.
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Yusef Lateef freehands a line that will be part of the boat.
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Yusef Lateef, top, holds the top of the tape measure as he and Ivan Kende measure the wall.
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Yusef Lateef and Ivan Kende during the last week of working.
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The work was done day and night. Here, using a projector, Yusuf Lateef traces an image.
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The mural is complete in early September.
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