Arts

Franklin Institute poised to break drawing world record

HughE Dillon is a Philadelphia-based photographer and creator of the PhillyChitChat blog. Follow him on Twitter @HughE_Dillon and on Instagram @PhillyChitChat.


With a blank canvas and one black Crayola Project XL Marker to start—Whipper-Young took inspiration from the upcoming exhibition as she freehand sketched on the floor of The Franklin Institute’s Mandell Center, where the exhibit will be open to the public in February.

For more information, visit fi.edu/exhibit/crayola-ideaworks

 

All photos by Hughe Dillon

 

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