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Datebook

Historic Portraits Reveal Unique Vision

The work of an eccentric artistic visionary is currently on view at Illinois State University's Milner Library, featuring an unblinking look at the faces of rural America. In this GLT Datebook, Laura Kennedy talks with Illinois State University Art History Associate Professor Melissa Johnson.

Reporter, content producer and former All Things Considered host, Laura Kennedy is a native of the Midwest who occasionally affects an English accent just for the heck of it. Related to two U.S. presidents, Kennedy appalled her family by going into show business.