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'Cincinnati Characters' book profiles people who contributed to the city in wondrous and wacky ways

Published June 20, 2023 at 4:00 AM EDT
The book "Cincinnati Characters" includes profiles of people who contributed to the city in various ways, and each profile is illustrated by C.F. Payne. This book cover jacket includes 12 of those illustrations.
Courtesy of Orange Frazer Press
The book "Cincinnati Characters" includes profiles of people who contributed to the city in various ways.

Before Brent Coleman moved from California to Cincinnati in 1988, he didn't know much about the Queen City.

But in the 35 years since, he's become a student of the region's historic homes and the people who have lived in them.

He shares that knowledge in his book, Cincinnati Characters: The Unknown, Unappreciated, and Unhinged, with illustrations by the award-winning illustrator C.F. Payne.

On Cincinnati Edition, we talk about the people Coleman profiles in the book and how Payne illustrated each story, sometimes without the benefit of old photographs as reference points.

Guests:

  • Brent Coleman, author
  • C.F. Payne, illustrator

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