Ernesto Portillo Jr.

Ernesto Portillo Jr.: Art gives young muralists new hope

Inside a small rec room at a West Side elderly-residential complex, four teenage boys add the final colors and brush strokes to a two-panel mural, a project they have been working on for several months. ...

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