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A Grand Canvas

Jager Robinson
Sep 14, 2018
Sep 14, 2018 Updated Oct 3, 2018

Faulkton Mural Cover — Australian artist Guido van Helten details a painting on the side of the Agtegra elevator in Faulkton, S.D., Aug. 30. After years of planning and months at work, the mural depicting two kids with cowboy hats is complete.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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At long last, the giant mural on the elevator towering over Faulkton, South Dakota, is complete.

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East Side of Faulkton Mural — The boy on the East side of the Faulkton Mural by Guido van Helten.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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Finishing Details on the Faulkton Mural — Guido van Helten sits in his lift nearly 100 feet in the air putting the finishing touches on the girls collar two days before officially finishing the Faulkton mural.
Tri-State Neighbor photos by Jager Robinson

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