Schwartz pointed to fictional details related to Glenda Cleveland, who is played by Niecy Nash and situated as Dahmers next-door neighbor. In reality, she lived in the adjacent building, but here the character serves as a composite of Cleveland and Dahmers actual neighbor, Pamela Bass.
Both strokes of luck resulted from the small-world political connections Iowans know well. Kabel was invited to submit a painting in September, at the suggestion of Des Moines businesswoman Pamela Bass-Bookey, whose daughter Natalie works for the first lady. The White House invited artists nationwi