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Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Public broadcasting helped make artist Bob Ross a household name. Now, the late painter’s company wants to give back.

It is auctioning off dozens of his original works — many painted live on his show — to support public TV after federal funding cuts.

NPR’s Rachel Treisman reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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