COLUMBIA — Maybe you’ve seen him around town, screaming his poetry in the streets or drawing by the curb. As an artist, the man known as Grant Blackwell wants to catch the public’s eye.
Living outside the anthill
He came to MU to study finance, and dropped out with little money of his own. But Grant Blackwell wasn't failing – he was forging a lifestyle that imitated his art.
Friday, February 15, 2008 | 3:29 p.m. CST;
updated 11:29 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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