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See how a local artist and her students are making the world's largest drawing at the Franklin Institute

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About 25 students ranging in age from 6 to 13 colored in a small portion of the 6,500-square-foot drawing created by art teacher Dyymond Whipper-Young. The Franklin Institute and Whipper-Young hoped to break a record for the world's largest drawing.

A young girl works at coloring in the R in IDEA WORKS. Approximately 25 students from Independence Charter School West in Philadelphia attempted to color this large drawing.
A young girl works at coloring in the R in IDEA WORKS. Approximately 25 students from Independence Charter School West in Philadelphia attempted to color this large drawing.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
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