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An out-of-work ice sculptor is creating masterpieces as "guerrilla art" and placing them around the city.

Published May 16, 2020, 9:00 a.m. ET

Jim Fennell, 77, takes a picture of ice sculptor Peter Slavin’s replica of Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture, along Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 10, 2020. Slavin normally sculpts 30-40 ice works a week for weddings, concerts, conferences, and other events. Now that he’s out of work due to the coronavirus outbreak, Slavin is doing guerrilla ice sculpture as street art.

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