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Interview of Michael Young, February 28, 2025

Interviewed by Linda Jeffrey

This photo shows the installation of the mural in 2018 using a large roller.

Interview Description

This oral history of artist Michael Young was conducted in front of a live audience in the Kansas Statehouse while viewing the mural he painted depicting the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brown v Board of Education. A short program preceded the interview which was followed by a question and answer session with the artist. The attached transcript includes the Q/A session but not the preliminary remarks by Senator Jeff Klemp, Senator Ty Masterson, Rep. Dave Buehler and Governor Laura Kelly. They were widely quoted in the press about the event. Two of the press accounts from Bryan Richardson, Hawvers Capitol Report/State Affairs and WIBW TV are also attached. To see the video of the introductory remarks, go to NEWS.

Interviewee Biographical Sketch

Mr. Young was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1952 and grew up in Lansing, Kansas. He studied commercial art in Salina, Kansas, and worked as an illustrator in Kansas City before moving to New York City in 1978. There he studied with Bill Weltman, a world-famous anatomy instructor, to master the anatomical figure. He produced hundreds of lithographs and serigraphs, mainly in the Art Deco style, with shows at many fine galleries across the country. More information about Michael Young’s work can be found on his website.

Interview Location

Statehouse, Topeka, KS

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