By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
MARION, Ill. — An artist known locally as Vincelette has unveiled a new work honoring southern Illinois coal mining, the Marion Republican reports.
This county doesn't need a reminder that coal built it — the memory shows up in art like this before it shows up anywhere official.
The Marion Republican's report did not detail the medium, the piece's title, or where it will be displayed. What matters is that a working artist chose this subject, in this county, right now — proof the coal story is still the one people reach for when they want to say something true about where they're from.
— Attribution: Marion Republican
— Compiled from reporting by the Marion Republican.
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