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With her fluid, natural drawing style, Kathryn Rathke has a rare talent for capturing the individual look of the person she’s drawing in just a few quick lines. Authors, singers, politicians – her portraits are instantly recognizable but so simply drawn that they’re always easy for people to relate to.
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A Portrait for Chicago
A Portrait for Chicago
The singer-songwriter Liz Phair is drawn by Kathryn Rathke for Chicago Magazine.
A Portrait for Chicago
Vivian Gornick
Vivian Gornick
A bold portrait of the writer Vivian Gornick is created by Kathryn Rathke for the Frizzlit Book Club.
Vivian Gornick
Sister Jean
Sister Jean
Kathryn Rathke creates a portrait of a worthy local for Chicago Magazine.
Sister Jean
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