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Is Lombard mural criticism about art or politics?

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Lombard Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick has spent more than 30 hours working to finish this painting of historic sites in Lombard by the late muralist Vern Milem. Her work has drawn criticism from Brian Diskin of Wheaton, a freelance cartoonist who teaches at the College of DuPage.

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Lombard Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick's efforts to complete an unfinished piece by the late muralist Vern Milem have drawn criticism from one area artist who says she has no right to alter another person's work.

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The former Lincoln school is depicted on an incomplete painting Lombard Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick is working to finish. The painting hung above the front desk at village hall and was taken down while the desk is undergoing renovations.

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The Lombard Hotel is one of several historic buildings in the Lilac Village shown on an incomplete painting Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick is working to complete.

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A Lombard trustee's work to finish an incomplete painting hung at village hall is drawing criticism from one area artist, but some are saying the critique is more political than artistic. Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick began working last month to complete a painting of historic buildings in Lombard by the late muralist Vern Milem.

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    • Lombard Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick has spent more than 30 hours working to finish this painting of historic sites in Lombard by the late muralist Vern Milem. Her work has drawn criticism from Brian Diskin of Wheaton, a freelance cartoonist who teaches at the College of DuPage.
    • Lombard Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick’s efforts to complete an unfinished piece by the late muralist Vern Milem have drawn criticism from one area artist who says she has no right to alter another person’s work.
    • The former Lincoln school is depicted on an incomplete painting Lombard Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick is working to finish. The painting hung above the front desk at village hall and was taken down while the desk is undergoing renovations.
    • The Lombard Hotel is one of several historic buildings in the Lilac Village shown on an incomplete painting Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick is working to complete.
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