Stolen art represents artist’s battle with cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It was a disappointing end to ArtPrize Nine for one local artist who discovered a part of his entry that held special personal significance was stolen.

Decked out in Spartan green and white and Michigan maize and blue, each football player figurine in the entry entitled Go Green stands between 18 and 24 inches tall and weighs 10 to 15 pounds. Jon Krauss painted the figurines that his brother, Don Krauss, made from used car parts.

“It’s been a full year putting the whole thing together,” Jon Krauss, of Comstock Park, said of the work.

It wasn’t easy. He did his part while battling cancer.

Full story: WOOD TV


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