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Kansas City Artist To Paint 100 Portraits To Benefit Children Of Incarcerated Parents

KCUR | By Steve Kraske,

Published June 2, 2016 at 4:01 PM CDT

For children with a parent in prison, maintaining a connection can be difficult. Steve Kraske talks with the founder of a service organization dedicated to these kids and the artist who will paint portraits of 100 prominent Kansas Citians to be auctioned off to benefit that effort.

Guests:

Alexander Austin is a muralist and painter whose work has been published by Yale University Press and the Whitney Museum of Art.
Barbara Courtney is founder and director of Children Of Incarcerated Parents (COIP).

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