Brownian Motion

Sybil Andrews. Woodcut. 1930

Christian Brothers Brandy.

Jolan Gross-Bettelheim. Fascism. 1940. Lithograph.

Kyra Markham. Lockout. 1937. Lithograph.

Barbara Neustadt. Conquest of Space. 1955. Etching.

Elizabeth Olds. Miner Joe. 1940. Screen print.

I count only seven. Berthe Morisot.

Wanda Gag

It's a bit off-topic, but there was a very highly regarded woman pianist named Margaret "Countess" Johnson in the 1930s. She turns up on a Billie Holliday session from '37 or '38, but died not long after at age 21. I believe these were her only recordings.

Doris Caesar

Helen West Heller

Kennedy?

Here's a nice little woodcut from Helen West Heller, dating from 1947. Her favorite subject was people working.

Life is too short for much Prima, even prime Prima.

Lilian Miller. 1935 woodcut. Blue Hills and Crescent Moon.

Musical modes are nowhere altered without changes in the most important laws of the state. -Damon of Athens

I haven't heard much of her singing, but I love her rendition of her brorther Buddy Johnson's song "Since I Fell for You". Ella Johnson, a jazz singer who performed with her brother Buddy Johnson in his dance bands in the 1940's and 50's, died in New York on Feb. 16, her nephew James Johnson Jr. said. She was 86. A smooth singer with a seductive delivery, Ms. Johnson was often compared to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. But as a part of her brother's rollicking bands, she also helped forge a link to R&B and early rock 'n' roll. Ms. Johnson was born in Darlington, S.C., and moved to New York to join Buddy, her older brother, while still in her teens. Though only two years older than Ella, Buddy had become an established musician in New York and was leading groups at the Savoy Ballroom and elsewhere. Her first hit with Buddy was "Please, Mr. Johnson" in 1940, and she continued to record and perform with him into the 1960's. Among her best-known songs was "Since I Fell for You (1945), a ballad written by Buddy that was later performed by Mel Tormé and George Shearing, Annie Laurie, Lenny Welch and others. She also sang "When My Man Comes Home," "Hittin' on Me," "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?" and "I Don't Want Nobody." Among her survivors are her husband, Odell Day; four brothers, Edward Parrott and Earl Johnson of Darlington, and Allan and Wesley Parrott of New York; a sister, Hattie Miller of Landover, Md.; and a granddaughter, Lisa.

Pops was usually well-recorded, even back in the 1920s when he was playing with Luis Russell. A prime example of how hard Pops could drive a band can be heard on Louis Armstrong's 1936 recording of Mahogany Hall Stomp. Pops' swing and booming bass tones send the band soaring. Great performance.

Last year.

An admirable rat...

I'm the seller. It's a scarce item. I've also listed a few CDs. http://tinyurl.com/yqbue

One more by Haku Maki

Haku Maki (1924-2000), modern Japanese woodcut master.

Another Martin Lewis. He was in love with the night.

The great etcher Martin Lewis.