Newly discovered art by O’Connor to be unveiled

One of the great American writers, Flannery O’Connor is a world-renowned icon of Southern Gothic fiction, but she was also a visual artist, and a newly discovered collection of her work will soon be unveiled.

Totaling 39 pieces — from oil paintings and a self-portrait to wood-burned illustrations and linoleum-block prints — the collection will be revealed in March at O’Connor’s alma mater of Georgi…