BUXTON — Captivated by the historical story of a deaf folk artist, two California filmmakers on a mission traveled here recently to gain flavor for a project.

Film director Deborah LaVine and costume designer-actress Betsy Berenson were in town this month from Los Angeles to learn more about the life of itinerant portrait artist John Brewster Jr., who died here 165 years ago on Aug. 13, 1854.
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