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Artist Hopes Works Spark City Conversation

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June 10, 2016 6:02 pm

Artist Hopes Works Spark City Conversation

The artist behind works including the Echo Park alligator, Kent Yoshimura, says he hopes his pieces spark a conversation. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on June 10, 2016.

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