Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Artist and writer Red Danielson reflects on his creative journey while painting a portrait of legendary author Kurt Vonnegut.

In this video, artist and writer Red Danielson reads his original essay for Iowa Magazine while painting a portrait of one of his heroes — Kurt Vonnegut, the legendary author of Slaughterhouse-Five and longtime influence on the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Read Danielson's full essay here: magazine.foriowa.org/story.php?ed=true&storyid=2562