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Artist, Fifth-Graders Collaborate on 4-by-21-Foot Mural at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary

Public comment · February 20, 2026
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Artist Stephanie Mercado said she is working with fifth graders at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary School in Lawndale on a 4-foot by 21-foot mural, with students painting fabric that Mercado will cut and collage onto panels; she framed the project as a means to teach decision-making and build community.

Artist Stephanie Mercado said she is creating a 4-foot by 21-foot mural with fifth graders at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary School in Lawndale.

Mercado, who identified herself as an artist, described the construction method: students are painting on fabric pieces that she…

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