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Artist at work

Michael Schulson hired graffiti writers to decorate his new outdoor area at Sampan.

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Artist at work

POSTED: Friday, April 9, 2010, 3:18 PM

Michael Klein, Philly.com

Rune on the scaffold.

Rather than decry graffiti as blight, Michael Schulson of Sampan restaurant (124 S. 13th St.) has hired three people to decorate the walls of his 30-seat, private open-air patio behind the restaurant.

A Lot, Rune and Distort -- not their real names -- were at work Friday.

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