Portrait Artist Greta Kempton
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A look at local collector Wesley Jasinski's collection of Greta Kempton paintings.
A once-acclaimed portrait artist painted famous faces from Hollywood to the White House. When local collector Wesley Jasinski acquired a massive group of canvases by the painter Greta Kempton, he began to take a closer look at her life. He discovered that this woman who painted movie stars and statesmen had a mystique all her own. Watch the story on Chicago Tonight.
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Portrait Artist Greta Kempton
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A once-acclaimed portrait artist painted famous faces from Hollywood to the White House. When local collector Wesley Jasinski acquired a massive group of canvases by the painter Greta Kempton, he began to take a closer look at her life. He discovered that this woman who painted movie stars and statesmen had a mystique all her own. Watch the story on Chicago Tonight.
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