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In Ukrainian Village, Sean Archer’s ‘Flower Power’ mural fueled by ‘a desire to fight despair’

“Flower Power,” a Ukrainian-themed mural in Ukrainian Village painted by Chicago artist Sean Archer in August. (Provided)
Hired to paint a mural this summer outside the Ukrainian Village Veterinary Center, artist Sean Archer says the owner’s first thought was that it should be “something with kids and pets.”

“After some sketching and talking, he decided that he really wanted something that was mostly Ukrainian,” says Archer, whose wife is Ukrainian and moved to the United States in 1998 with her family.

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