BANGOR -- While researching a famous miniature portrait painter in American history, author Kathleen Langone discovered she was related to the artist. We sat down with Langone to learn more.

Historical researcher K athleen L angone of M assachusetts grew up hearing stories about A merican miniature painter A malia K ussner . When she decided to dig deeper into who K ussner was, L angone discovered she was related to the artist.

"She's actually a distant relative," explained Langone. "My grandmother would say, and she actually had a collection of some of A malia's miniatures, she'd say, 'This lady went over and painted E dward VII in England.'"

Langone says K ussner , who grew up in I ndiana , was not only a well known artist but also a confident and savvy

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